Fox news reporting security threat at LGA any info ?
Nov 19, 2012, 10:49 am
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Spirit Air flight?
Paranoid spirit passenger freaks out over another passenger's words and makes a stink, the stink resulting in additional economic(ally draining) activity?
Paranoid spirit passenger freaks out over another passenger's words and makes a stink, the stink resulting in additional economic(ally draining) activity?
Nov 19, 2012, 10:53 am
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From Sun-Sentinel (FLL)
A plane destined for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been held on the tarmac at New York's LaGuardia Airport while authorities investigate a comment by a passenger.
The Port Authority says the person was removed from the plane after making a remark to another passenger that was perceived as a threat. The person was in custody.
Authorities say the plane had pushed off from a gate at around 11 a.m. Monday.
The Port Authority said around 12:15 p.m. that the Spirit Airlines flight was expected to leave shortly.
The Port Authority says the person was removed from the plane after making a remark to another passenger that was perceived as a threat. The person was in custody.
Authorities say the plane had pushed off from a gate at around 11 a.m. Monday.
The Port Authority said around 12:15 p.m. that the Spirit Airlines flight was expected to leave shortly.
Probably threatened to kick somebody's butt after having to pay $2 for a water on top of a $100 for his bag and $20 for decent leg room!
Nov 19, 2012, 1:20 pm
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From NBC News;
http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/passen...ight-1C7155106
The dil-hole wouldn't turn off his cell phone.
http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/passen...ight-1C7155106
The dil-hole wouldn't turn off his cell phone.
Nov 19, 2012, 2:12 pm
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Here is what happened, the passenger had a nervous demeanor, was hunched over and mumbled the following:
"Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name, Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, forgive me my tresspasses as I forgive others. Amen"
"Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name, Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, forgive me my tresspasses as I forgive others. Amen"
Nov 19, 2012, 6:02 pm
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Originally Posted by NBC News
The customer was removed from the aircraft and the local port authority police and the TSA are handling the situation, the spokesperson said in a statement.
While nothing was found in the search of the suspect or his bag,
What would you expect to find once he's already on the plane?
... As a precaution, passengers were rescreened and bags were rechecked,...
ETA: And let me guess: They didn't find anything "suspicious" when they rescreened the passengers and their bags. Right?
Nov 19, 2012, 6:17 pm
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Oh, well, uhh, good.
Of course not. He'd been screened by TSA, after all. What would you expect to find once he's already on the plane?
And yet, they too had been screened by the professional, hardworking, diligent TSA folks at LGA. Why does one guy making a nuisance of himself suddenly translate into "we might have missed a bottle of shampoo in someone else's bag"?
ETA: And let me guess: They didn't find anything "suspicious" when they rescreened the passengers and their bags. Right?
Of course not. He'd been screened by TSA, after all.
What would you expect to find once he's already on the plane? And yet, they too had been screened by the professional, hardworking, diligent TSA folks at LGA. Why does one guy making a nuisance of himself suddenly translate into "we might have missed a bottle of shampoo in someone else's bag"?
ETA: And let me guess: They didn't find anything "suspicious" when they rescreened the passengers and their bags. Right?
I'd like to know how they 're-screened' the pax - did they grope them all at the gate, or accompany them all back to the checkpoint and force them to undergo the checkpoint process all over again. What if someone lost/discarded their BP after boarding (I have lost mine once or twice somewhere between boarding and deplaning)?
If they re-screened a bag and the pax had three snow-globes or a bottle of liquor, would they demand that the pax provide a receipt to prove that these illegal LGAs were actually purchased in the sterile area and not smuggled past the checkpoint?
Nov 19, 2012, 6:45 pm
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How would they know?
I'd like to know how they 're-screened' the pax - did they grope them all at the gate, or accompany them all back to the checkpoint and force them to undergo the checkpoint process all over again. What if someone lost/discarded their BP after boarding (I have lost mine once or twice somewhere between boarding and deplaning)?
If they re-screened a bag and the pax had three snow-globes or a bottle of liquor, would they demand that the pax provide a receipt to prove that these illegal LGAs were actually purchased in the sterile area and not smuggled past the checkpoint?
I'd like to know how they 're-screened' the pax - did they grope them all at the gate, or accompany them all back to the checkpoint and force them to undergo the checkpoint process all over again. What if someone lost/discarded their BP after boarding (I have lost mine once or twice somewhere between boarding and deplaning)?
If they re-screened a bag and the pax had three snow-globes or a bottle of liquor, would they demand that the pax provide a receipt to prove that these illegal LGAs were actually purchased in the sterile area and not smuggled past the checkpoint?
Nov 19, 2012, 7:04 pm
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So paranoid spirit passenger freaks out over another passenger's harmless activity and makes a stink, the stink resulting in additional economic(ally draining) activity?
Nov 20, 2012, 9:12 am
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Port Authority Police radio recordings confirm officers were initially advised of an explosive on board the aircraft.
The initial plan was to return to gate B6, but there was a change of plan, and they later held them on taxiway E.
Nowhere could I find, other than a CNN reporter's Tweet, that it was in reference to a passenger refusing to turn off a mobile phone.
Personally, I think they need to make a distinction between actual sources -vs- CNN reporter's on Twitter.