Disruptive passenger incident on AA 1561 ORD to SFO May 8 2011
May 10, 2011, 11:16 am
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****News Flash****
The man was charges with interfering of the flight crew and etc. SO here the link:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7490DY20110510
The man was tries to open the exit doors. He could being banned flying on the commercial airplanes for existence rest his miserable life. He will sentences for 10 years in federal prisons and enjoy the times in prisons, dude.
The man was charges with interfering of the flight crew and etc. SO here the link:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7490DY20110510
The man was tries to open the exit doors. He could being banned flying on the commercial airplanes for existence rest his miserable life. He will sentences for 10 years in federal prisons and enjoy the times in prisons, dude.
These guys never respond to treatment. I'd rather lock them up and keep them off my planes forever. Send the right message to those who have relatives that are insane - don't let them fly. Good riddance.
May 10, 2011, 2:28 pm
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Confusion
There is some confusion about what happened on AA 1561. The guy who tried to open the exit door was on a Continental flight. The flight being discussed in this thread is an American Airlines flight. In fact, this is a flight I have taken a few times.
San Jose Mercury News story, with the wrong flight number. How they can get such a basic fact wrong is beyond me.
San Jose Mercury News story with passenger quotes and a few more details
San Jose Mercury News story, with the wrong flight number. How they can get such a basic fact wrong is beyond me.
San Jose Mercury News story with passenger quotes and a few more details
Last edited by makfan; May 10, 2011 at 2:32 pm Reason: Add links
May 10, 2011, 4:58 pm
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We have been prevented from any further outrages - not because of taking off our boots, our belts, our laptops or anything else but thanks to the vigilance and bravery of passengers and crew. Of course we cannot let these dreadful and wicked people dictate our lives but we cannot wait to find out whether this is a lunatic or someone who intends to take us all down. I will not go down without a fight, thrust me.
If you mean that we should not jump at every shadow, I agree with you, however we should be aware that the shadows exist and if they threaten to darken us we must react swiftly and positively.....
We have been prevented from any further outrages - not because of taking off our boots, our belts, our laptops or anything else but thanks to the vigilance and bravery of passengers and crew. Of course we cannot let these dreadful and wicked people dictate our lives but we cannot wait to find out whether this is a lunatic or someone who intends to take us all down. I will not go down without a fight, thrust me.
If you mean that we should not jump at every shadow, I agree with you, however we should be aware that the shadows exist and if they threaten to darken us we must react swiftly and positively.....
Our combined hope and belief is that while people will continue to go crazy/suicidal or attempt to hijack/disable/blow-up a plane; our collective response will be as the passengers and crew on this flight.
Chalk up another win for hardened doors and responsive crew/pax.
TSA/BDO - eh, not so much.
May 10, 2011, 7:16 pm
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Right. He will have to keep off the planes. He won't accepted flying on commercial airplanes for existence rest his miserable life. He need to get his treatment and he have go to physiological evaluation for 72 hours in the psych ward.
May 10, 2011, 8:31 pm
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Call me alarmist, but is anybody else wondering if they are seeing the reaction it gets from passengers and FAs and doing trial runs to see if they can use this as a diversion while someone else does something far worse on the plane?
May 11, 2011, 6:38 am
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