"Delayed due to security requirements"???
 

Below is flight info on NW17 JFK-NRT. It was delayed for 3 hours and 20 minutes "due to security requirements." Does anyone know what this exactly means? I've seen this twice already. Is this just a rare occurence?

I'm about to buy a consolidator ticket for JFK-NRT-MNL in December and don't want to get stuck in NRT missing my connection.

- Pat

JFK 1445 1805 28SEP B28 747-400 NRT 1735 2049 E 29SEP NONE NRT
DELAYED DUE TO SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
NRT 1855 29SEP NONE 747-200 HKG 2235 2209 E 29SEP NONE HKG

Pat- I've seen this before too, but the important thing to look for is the arrival time in NRT. There is a lot of extra time built into these schedules.

Also remember that the flight from NRT to MNL will be on the same plane as from DTW to NRT or JFK to NRT. The other plane goes to BKK, so if the plane is late from JFK, you still have a 50-50 chance you will be on the same plane to MNL and won't miss your connection.

Checking nwa.com, I see in this case the JFK-NRT plane went on to BKK, so you would have missed your connection.

[This message has been edited by Paul3456 (edited 09-29-2001).]