Originally Posted by Doppy
It was the hysterical people in the US who caused the problem.
The authorities in the U.S. certainly wanted to apprehand the suspected passenger before the flight reached its final destination. However, if was BA, not U.S. authorities, who decided to turn the plane around and head back to LHR after three hours of flying, according to a U.S. official quoted by
Reuters:
The U.S. official said the United States requested the flight be diverted to Bangor, Maine, but British Airways asked for permission to return to London.