Posted on 03/30/2011 8:14:28 AM PDT by Inspectorette
PORTLAND, Ore. – Three people were removed from a United Airlines jet bound for Portland on Wednesday due to a disturbance aboard the plane, according to United Airlines officials.
Flight 251 originated in Washington, D.C. and was diverted to Chicago. It arrived in Portland about four hours late. 135 passengers were on board. No injuries were reported.
United Airlines described the situation on board as a “customer service issue” and said the passengers in question were blocking aisles and not responding to flight attendants’ requests.
Three men were reportedly involved. One man was apparently on his hands and knees in an aisle way near an emergency exit and appeared to be ill. Another passenger apparently tried to help the man, who did not speak English.
The man in the aisle reportedly would not return to his seat. Passengers said another man with him repeatedly stood up and kept asking how long until the plane arrived in Portland. Yet another man was reportedly reading a book about weapons, according to a passenger seated next to that person. All three were taken off the plane in Chicago.
All other passengers were re-screened and the flight resumed.
The identities of the men involved have not been released and it was not specified if any faced charges for their behavior on the aircraft.
On passenger who talked to KATU said he was afraid for his safety during the incident. A United Airlines spokesperson said most passengers on board were unaware of the incident, which took place in the rear of the Airbus 320 jetliner.
“apparently on his hands and knees in an aisle “
They call it praying to Mecca
Odd for normal people or odd for Portlanders?..............
maybe they ate the fish?
We need to ban books about weapons, on books about planes, or books about terrorism will hurt books about America.
This stuff just makes me madder and madder each time I see it. Sure, without knowing the whole story, it COULD be someone who was ill, etc. etc. etc.
But this crap is becoming more and more alarming every day. Sure, I am off my rocker. Sure.
>>The identities of the men involved have not been released...
Allright, that’s it. No more Mr. Nice Guy. I’ve had it with the damned Amish!
That's all I need to read...
Mike
Yes, the city whose motto is “Keep Portland weird”. Such a shame - Portland is a beautiful city. But what can be expected from a city whose mayor is a known gay pedophile. This in a state that just re-elected an old hippie retread as governor.
More likely that he was the ‘mule’ and one of the condoms carrying the drugs broke open.
Drug Dealers have noticed that if you are a foreigner and don’t(or won’t)speak English, you can avoid most security checks and searches.
LOL - one of the comments to this article pretty much echoed your post.
This was classic probing.
Haven’t seen a dry run in a while.
But maybe it was just a dry heave.
It is surprising no one on the flight who observed these individuals has come forward to shed some light on the situation. Or perhaps it is not surprising that the MSM has filtered out that information...
It’s another test to see how Americans will respond.
Several years ago, a plane passenger was reading a popular novel (don't remember which one) with a dust jacket picture of a bomb consisting of a bundle of sticks of dynamite and timer and he was taken off the plane.
Google News has 130 articles at this time. More to come, I’m sure. I spent a few minutes scanning the various articles.
Nothing was mentioned that these disruptive passengers were muslim. Nothing said to deny it either.
This is an outrage. Political Correctness be dammed. We have a right to know the basic facts here. But NOOOoooooo.
The media is too whipped by fear to engage the truth.
No mention of race?....Muzzies for sure!
Flying the Friendly Skies with the Amish?/sarc.... Sounds like another test run to me.
From the website:
“United Airlines described the situation on board as a “customer service issue” and said the passengers in question were blocking aisles and not responding to fight attendants’ requests.”
When did UA start hiring ‘fight attendants’? I hope the fight attendants are keeping the struggle between the Muzzies and infidels fair and above the belt!
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