Flight (Delta 976) Evacuated for Security Reasons (Bound for ATL; stopped at GSO)

A Delta Air Lines flight scheduled to arrive in Atlanta Monday night has been stopped in Greensboro, North Carolina for security reasons, airline officials said.

Flight 976 is currently being evacuated, according to a passenger on the flight who spoke to 11Alive News via a cell phone.

Passengers are being taken off the plane in groups of 20 and being searched, the passenger said. The luggage is also reportedly being searched.

The local news here in the Piedmont triad (home of PTI airport) was that a couple had been detained by security because of the zipper on the wife's boots. The plane took off 7 minutes early, and because of the security detention, the couple missed the flight. Hubby became angry with the ticket agent and demanded that the plane be returned to the gate so they could board. The agent's response was "The only thing that will bring that plane back would be if there was a bomb on it." To which the hubby replied, "Ok, there's a bomb on it."

The stupidity on both sides of the ticket counter is astounding.

yes, i know this is a sick post but we all should have strategies if it ever becomes necessary.

The mark of intelligence and a survivor. Not play "hero" mind you, but to take full advantage of an opportunity should it present itself.

The kid sent the e-mail to the TSA on the same day he planetd the objects. No e-mail monitoring or snooping program was needed, this one was addressed and delivered to the TSA. They read the e-mail. It said objects had been placed on certain flights, and indicated exactly which flights. TSA reaction? Did they check those 2 flights? Nope.

Fast forward about 40 days. Airline employees find the objects. After that, AFTER that, the TSA forwards the e-mail to the FBI. Oh, another point about the e-mail ... not only did it indicate which objects, which flights ... it also gave an accurate name, address and telephone number for the kid. TSA didn't even call anytime between day 1 and day 40.

It appears the reaction was to read the e-mail, and archive it with no action required. My bet is nobody is fired for poor judgement in handling the e-mail. The kid should have been interviewed on day 1, and the planes should have been inspected on day 1. After all, the TSA had ALL of the information it needed on day 1. It waited until after the objects were found, then went into a "search all 7000 planes" fire-drill as a smoke screen. It waited until AFTER the objects were found to alert the FBI as to the perpetrater's identity.

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