Passenger tries to get into cockpit.(United flight 855)

AP (USA Today) ^ | wire

[Buzznutt]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities detained a passenger aboard a United Airlines jetliner Thursday after he tried to enter the cockpit during a flight from Miami, officials and the airline said. The unidentified passenger was restrained by the plane's crew and later arrested by police after the flight landed as scheduled in Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital, said Jorge Reta, an Air Force spokesman. Authorities did not identify the passenger, but local reports said the man was reportedly a Uruguayan citizen. United Airlines said it had notified local authorities and the FBI about the incident. In a statement, United said flights to and from Argentina would continue as scheduled. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

[Unbeliever]

Are you telling us that the pilot has access to that, but isn't allowed to bring his pocket knife or nail clippers?????? WTF???? The lunatics are running the assylum

Also a cute little plastic flare pistol too, but hey, government regulation doesn't have to make sense.
I love Spagsorb, it is made from a type of moss that when applied to petroleum spills, soaks it up and breaks it down into fertilizer. Spagsorb is great for oil spills out in the wild, dump it on the spill and forget about it. On the other hand if you use it to clean up an oil spill inside a hangar it becomes hazardous waste. Why? "Thus sayeth the environmental protection agency".

[mikhailovich]

"Pilot attacks passenger with axe, victim split"

[mikhailovich]

"Axe-wielding pilot attempts to get handle on Uraguayan passenger"

[Kaslin]

Also heard on Cnn that someone in the cockpit hit him with an axe........

Fox reported a flight attendant hit with an axe. Right on!

I switched to CNN when there was a commercial on Fox, and CNN reported it was the Co-pilot who hit the guy over the head with the axe and some of the passengers subdued him, and that he was drunk.

[thesharkboy]

Any English majors out there have any idea when bluntly become an adverb? How do you hit someone bluntly?

The word "bluntly" is propertly used as an adverb when referring to speaking in a direct manner. The word "blunt" can be used as an adjective, referring to a dull edge. The writer just used some slightly creative license.

[mikhailovich]

"Uruguyan passenger calls pilot Shirley"

[kinghorse]

Uruguay must be upset that they were not included in the "Axis of Evil" list. Sorry Uruguay, you just didn't make the cut...

No but they did may the "Axis of countries that end in Guay". No, Chadguay, you can't join. Now go back and stay with your "Axis of countries named after an actor starring as a TV doctor".

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Also heard on Cnn that someone in the cockpit hit him with an axe........

I thought that was pretty cool. Did the guys head split like a rotten grapefruit please?

[lsee]

How do you hit someone bluntly?

I'm sure the writer meant "with the blunt end" or something like that. The various definitions of "blunt(ly)" indicate it can be used to indicate "abruptly" or "directly". Meaning the axe connected with the dude's cranium with a solid thunk instead of glancing off. Good aim!

[oc-flyfish]

I like this one better....

[BearCub]

But there's enough other items onboard that are hazardous.

A splash of straight scotch is as good as any mace you can buy. I was once at a bar, slightly loopy & had a dry contact lens. Dipped my pinky in a scotch & water and put a drop in my eye. I will NEVER do that again.

-bc

[b4its2late]

Any pictures of the perp? So, I may be a little dimented to want to see them, but he deserved any of the pain he received....

[He Rides A White Horse]

The passenger on the plane clearly stated in his CNN interview that the bottom half of the door failed and that the man was attempting to crawl into the cockpit through the bottom half of the failed door.

Its sounding like the crew opened the door ONLY after it had failed...

If that's the case, I guess it was more of a preemptive strike by the crew member.

[strela]

Hey! Where'd you get that picture of my ex?

[AmericanInTokyo]

Monitor the Argentine press on the web...his face is liable to surface fairly soon. he is in Buenos Aires police custody.

[Steve_Seattle]

"the man was reportedly a Uruguayan citizen"

What is his name? Mohammed Rodriguez?

[BlessedBeGod]

Morcira will be charged with interfering with a flight crew and flown back to Miami sometime Thursday, she said.

That's all?

[wimpycat]

Bluntly speaking, it means he hit him with the non-sharp side of the axe.