This reminds of the flight that actor James Woods was on and he observed the same terrorists who attacked America on 911 scouting/casing the airplane.
Flashback:
Northwest Airlines apologizes for deplaning Muslim immigrant
May 21, 2003:
Harris Khan, 28, a Pakistani immigrant, who was removed from a Northwest Airlines flight three months after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, allegedly because he looked Middle Eastern, received an apology and monetary damages from the airline in a settlement. As part of the agreement, believed to be the first of its kind in the country, the airline also agreed to train the pilot about the importance of civil-liberties protections for passengers.