Flight Diverted at Logan- agitated Lady passenger-MSNBC

[Philosoraptor]

3 passengers in big trouble the lady says. and altercation takes place and the pilot declares emergency.

[Philosoraptor]

1. 3 passengers fought with the crew? suspicious packages?

[Nimrod2005]

2. They had hair gel and Gatorade.....!!!

[MadHound]

3. What, did they pull out the bottled water they had smuggled onboard?

Started to comb in some hair gel? Have the terminity to put on some deodorant?

FEAR, FEAR, FEAR!

Just another reason I'm not going to be flying anywhere unless absolutely, positively neccessary, like I'm going overseas. And even then I might just take a boat.

[Philosoraptor]

5. Hey, water can drown you.

Take the boat, but wear a life preserver, and don't drink the water.

[Philosoraptor]

4. now its ONE passenger, London flight, headed for D.C.

they are showing all the passengers getting off

[MsKandice01]

6. No suspicious packages...no threat to the flight crew...

No threat to the aircraft. A lady was anxious and distraught and got into a confrontation with two other passengers. I love how they just make shit up.

[Philosoraptor]

7. a woman? she became agitated & 2 other passengers grabbed her

whew, false alarm, no terrorists involved.

[Missy M]

9. Bush will be so disappointed because he can't say...

See, I told you so!!!

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Another Overreaction By The Press?

Geez, you'd think these ADULTS would have the ability to focus better.
The Professor

[Missy M]

19. They will be upset because they won't be able to continue...

their "Terror in the Sky" schtick for another week.

[annabanana]

8. For this one lady.. . . .the "FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR" stuff

is obviously working very well.

[Philosoraptor]

11. Lady had vaseline, screw driver, matches & al qaeda note

[annabanana]

12. ? Boy, the whiplash is painful

Is there any kind of a link here? Is there anything resembling genuine reporting yet?

[Corgigal]

13. MSNBC is reporting that info

Mentioned about 10 mins ago.

Also had fighter escort..just reported from MSNBC.

[annabanana]

15. like I said

Is there anything resembling genuine reporting yet?

[Corgigal]

16. TV broke?

Or do you want to know what they are saying? I'm not there in person. Decide what you wish.

[Blackhatjack]

26. Fighter escort?? Would this scenario work for the fearmongers?

...A passenger jet is shot down by US fighter jet over the ocean on the basis of a reported liquid bomb threat on board. Would that get the fear factor up?? It would leave very little evidence to prove or disprove the claimed bomb aboard.

We are headed into dangerous territory here.

[Philosoraptor]

14. No, its all breaking news

passenger became agitated and emotional during flight on the bottom of the propaganda machine

[annabanana]

20. lol. . At this stage of the story I just kind of watch . .

and look forward to getting some facts tomorrow, or later this week.

[LSK]

21. what exactly makes it an al qaeda note???

Do they have an official seal now??? Bin Ladin autograph it???

This shit just keeps getting more and more absurd!!!!

:rofl:

[MrCoffee]

22. The letters A-L-Q-A-E-D-A appear somewhere in the note.

Of course, you can also use the Da Vinci Code to scramble it.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

34. God Forbid you sneeze on a flight, and it sounds like "Ahh Qaeda!"

Scramble the jets...

[MsKandice01]

30. How was she able to get that stuff on board??

[ConcernedCanuk]

36. She didn't - was just some airport "hero" making "news"

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The flight was diverted due to the behaviour of one unruly woman, the Department of Homeland Security said.

An airport spokesman was quoted as saying she was carrying a screwdriver, matches, Vaseline and a note referring to al-Qaeda - but this was subsequently denied.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4799057.stm

[ConcernedCanuk]

35. Nope, she didn't - that's just terra terra terra talk

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There was no indication of terrorism, a federal security official said.

A Transportation Safety Administration official denied reports that the woman had a screwdriver, matches, Vaseline and a letter referencing al-Qaida.

The female passenger aboard United Flight 923 said she was claustrophobic and became very upset and got into some kind of confrontation with the flight crew, said George Naccara, federal security director for the Transportation Security Administration for Massachusetts' airport.

MORE

[LSK]

17. TERRA TERRA TERRA

TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA TERRA

:scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:









:rofl:

[Corgigal]

23. Not really

Basket case, wanna be pretend woman who wanted attention. More likely pissed off the passengers on the flight.

[LSK]

25. wont stop cable news from covering it for 10 hours straight

TERRA TERRA TERRA!!!

[Corgigal]

28. OMG you're right

Now Tony Snow-job is going to discuss this matter at the WH.

Nut job discussing a nut job.

[MrCoffee]

18. AP has a couple of paragraphs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060816/ap_on_re_us/flight_diverted

BOSTON - A flight from London to Washington, D.C. was diverted to Boston Wednesday morning after the pilot declared an emergency because of a passenger disturbance, the airline said.

United Flight 923 with 182 passengers and 12 crew members landed safely at Boston's Logan International Airport, United spokesman Brandon Borrman said.

A Logan spokesman said three passengers had a confrontation with the flight crew. State Police took control of the plane after it landed. All the passengers were being taken off the plane and their carry-on luggage was being checked, said spokesman Phil Orlandella.

[readmoreoften]

42. She had nothing

"I don't know what she had on board with her, but we have been told she did not have a screw driver, she did not have any liquids such as vaseline, and any notebook she may have had, it did not contain an al-Qaida reference," Naccara said. "This is still playing out, of course."

[Philosoraptor]

24. escorted by TWO F-15 Jet Fighters

[Philosoraptor]

27. Tony Snow to comment on it

[LSK]

29. let me guess: NED LAMONT DID IT!!!

Or the Clenis!!!!

:eyes:

[countingbluecars]

31. Are Vaseline, screwdrivers, and

matches now allowed as carry on items??

[MsKandice01]

32. Isn't it just AMAZING how well they can scrambled fighter jets..

NOW but they had 4 airplanes doing U-turns in the sky for over an hour on 9/11 and they couldn't reach a single one in time.

[Philosoraptor]

37. ASTOUNDING indeed, where were they 5 years ago?

[countryjake]

33. Baggage handlers now creating message on runway...

"Help Us, Please! We're Being Driven Insane By Terra!"

Are they spelling out something?
I cannot believe how neatly they are arranging all of that luggage!

[gauguin57]

38. Why are they inspecting everyone's baggage on the tarmac?

That's the CNN pic of "authorities" inspecting all the luggage from the flight, spread out on the tarmac.

Over a claustrophobic passenger who went a little stir-crazy? And who did NOT have a screwdriver, vaseline OR an "al-Qaeda" note (early reports were wrong).

This is just massive, massive B.S.

More scare tactics -- "the GOP will keep you safe" b.s."

UGH.

[WI_DEM]

39. Oh My GAWD! When will Bush comment?

[mogster]

40. She had VASELINE! And Al-Queda note.

Lemme see,
Vaseline
Matches
Screwdriver
Al-Queda note

Have I forgot anything? :shrug:

[Individualist]

43. You forgot one thing

The report about those items was bogus. www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1920154&mesg_id=1920599

[Clark2008]

41. She was claustrophobic - not a terrorist!

BOSTON - Fighter jets escorted a London-to-Washington, D.C., flight to Boston’s Logan airport Wednesday after the pilot declared an emergency because an apparently claustrophobic passenger caused a disturbance, a federal official said.

The federal security official told NBC News there was no indication of terrorism and denied reports that the woman had a screw driver, matches and a note referring to al-Qaida.

The female passenger, 60, aboard United Flight 923 said she was claustrophobic and became very upset and got into some kind of confrontation with the flight crew, said George Naccara, federal security director for the Transportation Security Administration for Massachusetts’ airport.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14375133/

Man, what has happened to our "news" media?!