It’s also the only major airport I can name, with an approach in foreign airspace, an easy route in and out of that foreign country on the ground, and is a major population center for sympathists. And, despite the ongoing and shameful obliteration of that city, it’s highly symbolic and emotionally charged. It’s Detroit.
Not sure why that might matter here, but it could. Is there another that fits this description? El Paso, San Diego? You’re not going to cross rapidly or even relatively unimpeded into Juarez or Tijuana. Not a center of Muslim immigrants, either.
Smells like BS!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581232,00.html?test=latestnews
The official says the passenger was taken into custody after becoming verbally disruptive on landing. Subsequent interviews by investigators determined he was a businessman who became ill during the flight.
A source confirmed this report to Fox News, saying the passenger was indeed sick and that the incident appears to be “a non-event at this point.”
A federal law enforcement official said the man, who was from Nigeria, was interviewed by authorities and the aircraft was swept. But the official said the incident was all an incredible coincidence.
A federal law enforcement official told Fox News that it “looks like a non-serious incident at this point. Early indications are that this person is not a threat.”