Why are they always diverted to Banghor Maine,is it because it's a blue state?HAHAHAH!
I think the real question is, why did the French allow the passenger to get on the plane?
Even after Richard Reid, the shoe-bomber, their security is lousy.
I was told once that planes coming from Europe don't fly straight across, but at an arc, so Maine in the first US land they would encounter. Don't know if it is true, but...
I think I read once that Bangor is the site of an old military air defense field that's since been converted to handle emergency landings, diverted flights, etc. They actually have people from the town specially trained for this.
Actually, Bangor is in the red section of a blue state...most of northern maine went Bush.