British Airways Flight Detained at Dulles Airport, Passengers Being Quizzed by Security

Local Channel 5 | Wednesday, December 31, 2003 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

D.C. Fox affiliate WTTG-5 reported a few minutes ago that British Airways flight 223 has been detained on the tarmac at Dulles Airport, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.

The flight landed at 7:06 p.m. Passengers have not been allowed to deplane. Some family members waiting at the terminal were able to speak with some of the passengers via cellphone. They were told TSA and other security personnell are interviewing passengers and inspecting luggage.

Over two hundred passengers and crew are on the plane.

More to follow as reported. Please forgive any errors as this just caught my ear.

[oceanview]

now CNN is going live to the Playboy party.

[kcvl]

I don't know, but there are MANY different types of vehicles including police cars.

[kristinn]

Yes, those are "people movers."

[sfRummygirl]

YES! MY GOPHER IS THERE!
I should have known. I didn't know Bushwood was near DC....

[knak]

saw something on ticker of cnn about a cheese suutter in a seat, no, not kidding. Don't know if it was the same plane though.

[angkor]

All the local stations are leading 11PM news with this.

WJLA 7 is saying the passengers are in customs, said could take "several hours" before they get out. Those who have gotten out said the flight was very calm. No problems.

Lae enforcement wanted them to prove their seating assignment (??)

[Johnny_Cipher]

'scuse me sir, but if I kill all the golfers, they'll lock me up and throw away the key ...

[Domestic Church]

"May be a Let's Roll Moment."

That would be good news...safe landing and all. I wish they would just spill the beans on this.

[knak]

cutter

[TBall]

"CBS radio news 11 PM said the jet was held away from the gate." Yikes I hope not a bio scare.

[bcoffey]

Law enforcement wanted them to prove their seating assignment (??)

They found something in the seats?

[sfRummygirl]

Silicone alert!!
Those fake breasts look like they hurt. I see them and I feel a pulling of my skin....

[relee]

WTOP quoting Fox News

Dept of Homeland Security said there was something of interest on the plane.

[oceanview]

where do they move the people too? they have one rolled up next to the plane and stairs attached to it.

my god, look at how much plastic surgery cindi lauper had on her face. her skin looks like a piece of stretched saran wrap.

[cajungirl]

LOL,,I have drunk to much Baileys to panic,,just feeling a bit peckish and irritated that I am not a fly on the wall of that plane. I wanta know what is going on!! I am peeved!

[Partisan Hack]

Yes, those are "people movers."

I've always thought that those Dulles people movers look like something out of a bad James Bond Movie.

[tbird1]

Now that's a leading question
tbird1

[Husker24]

Whats a cheese suutter?

[Semper911]

Even if they only find the guy that dragged George Costanza into the airplane lav, this thread is going to hit 800, don't ya think?

If they find Kramer (or worse, his friend Lomez), we're in for 1500.

[bwteim]

You can have an incident that is not related to terrorism yet take precautions just the same - if you are saying that - I agree.