Update down thread. Have you heard anymore there in Ore...
Here’s the latest from midnight last night. Still no word on nationality or religion. I think someone just forgot to take their meds...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A passenger’s threatening behavior forced a plane to turn around and head back to Portland Wednesday.
The Maui-bound Hawaiian Airlines plane was turned around during the flight and landed safely at PDX.
Transportation Security Administration officials said in a statement that “the captain made a decision to return the plane to Portland due to a suspicious passenger who made threatening remarks and refused to store his carry-on bag.”
The FBI said the passenger was a 56-year-old Salem man. He was not charged and the case was turned over to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
Officials with the Portland Air National Guard Base’s 142nd Fighter wing said two F-15 jets were scrambled at 1 p.m. to escort the plane down.