Bombthreat flight from Chicago to PHX (1/9/2004)

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[Ragirl]

MSNBC says flight from Chicago to Phoenix has been turned around due to bomb threat. More coming.

[ClancyJ]

Guns won't stop a planted bomb from exploding.

[Ragirl]

"And the terror alert level just went down..............."

I guess the airlines are still on "high alert"

[Neets]

No they don't. They just do.

This has to be either a prankster or some radical group.

I'd venture a prankster...closely following the lowering of the threat level, you can bank on it.

[Ragirl]

Only network talking about this is MSNBC. It's probably (hopefully) a hoax.

[r9etb]

i don't understand the good it's going to do to turn around a flight with a bomb threat. i mean if it's gonna go off won't it go off anywhere? i'll just wait and see what happens and pray it's nothing serious.

Probably which airport was closest. They're probably closer to Chicago. Also, if there is a bomb-threat, they probably have to expend a bunch of security on Chicago (O'Hare?) anyway -- no need to clog up PHX too.

[Naspino]

i don't understand the good it's going to do to turn around a flight with a bomb threat. i mean if it's gonna go off won't it go off anywhere? i'll just wait and see what happens and pray it's nothing serious.

Sure. I wonder what you would say if the captain came on "Ladies and gentlemen we welcome you aboard our flight today. We're ten minutes out of O'Hare and ground control has alerted us that a bomb might be on board. Our flight time will be three hours and ten minutes. Have a pleasant flight."

[maggief]

Information as of 2204Z
FlightID: SWA1003 (Commercial, Jet)
Status: Data TIMED OUT from the FAA on the 09th at 2133Z. (What does this mean?)
Company: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. (SAN ANTONIO, TX)
Country: UNITED STATES
Radio Call: SOUTHWEST
Ground Spd: 135 kts (Assigned: 0454)
Altitude: 009(hundreds of feet) (Assigned: 280)
Type: B733 (Boeing Company Model 737-300)
Origin Apt: MDW CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL
Dest Apt: PHX PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL
Departed: 2120Z ETA As Filed: 0030Z, Calculated ETE: 9h 16m
Distance Fm: 1.32 NM To Dest: 1250.66 NM

[Neets]

Yes they are, as is NYC.

[jerseygirl]

I'd guess a prank- doubt AQ would warn.

[Yohan]

I guess the airlines are still on "high alert"

Yes, they are still searching all vehicles parking at Sky Harbor in Phoenix.

[Saph]

Flight number is 1003, according to the FBO-flight tracker the plane has landed again (@ O'Hare)

[Indiana Jones]

Interestingly enough...checked the Chicago area TV/Radio sites for 'breaking news' and found nothing about this.

[X-Servative]

Imagine if the green light for terrorists to go was the lowering of the alert level. Tinfoil off now.

[retrokitten]

Yes, nothing on WLS radio and they just did a newsbreak.

[COEXERJ145]

Yeah, I totally forgot about Midway. Brain Fart I guess. LOL!

[Naspino]

Flight number is 1003, according to the FBO-flight tracker the plane has landed again (@ O'Hare)

I'm guessing we'll have an hours coverage of the plane sitting on the ground on FOX. Between Jackson and the other non-story the media hasn't had to leave the airport in a month.

[ladyinred]

Right! Of course they should turn around and try to land that plane and get the passengers off of it!

[Saph]

Sorry, the plane made an emergency landing @Midway.

[leadpenny]

Pushed at 2120Z took off at 2133Z (GMT)

[X-Servative]

"A ba."

"Not a ba, a bomb!"

Beware of a reincarnated Sonny Bono.