British Airways Flight Detained at Dulles Airport, Passengers Being Quizzed by Security

Local Channel 5 | Wednesday, December 31, 2003 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

D.C. Fox affiliate WTTG-5 reported a few minutes ago that British Airways flight 223 has been detained on the tarmac at Dulles Airport, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.

The flight landed at 7:06 p.m. Passengers have not been allowed to deplane. Some family members waiting at the terminal were able to speak with some of the passengers via cellphone. They were told TSA and other security personnell are interviewing passengers and inspecting luggage.

Over two hundred passengers and crew are on the plane.

More to follow as reported. Please forgive any errors as this just caught my ear.

[relee]

Hardly routine, wouldn't you say?

I agree, unless the skins new head coach is onboard.

[vavavah]

was thinking about the (He) for lift..... stand bye around here next 7/04

[Johnny_Cipher]

Either someone just set off a stick of dynamite in my neighborhood or something big blew up

Oops - sorry, that was acetylene gas in a trash bag. Sorry - my bad.

[TBall]

I just heard a real big boom, but think it was a firework.

[mylife]

wooo hooo

[Domestic Church]

Transportable laboratory.

[sissyjane]

>>No joke... Either someone just set off a stick of dynamite in my neighborhood or something big blew up... Checking the news now<<

Where are you posting from?

News please.....

[The Westerner]

Could be someone failed to declare their VAT purchases.

[mylife]

Oops - sorry, that was acetylene gas in a trash bag. Sorry - my bad.


;^)

[Dog]

Where you at?

[kristinn]

Fox-5 update. Some passangers coming off in a "trickle." Other passengers on plane still being interviewed, baggage screening continues.

[maestro]

Transportable laboratory.

You got it!

:-(

[prairiebreeze]

Is anybody seeing this covered on TV anywhere!!

Prairie (says peevishly)

[kcvl]

Thanks.

[nuffsenuff]

Herndon, VA...

[cajungirl]

The other thread referred to turning away planes with evidence of poor screeniing. This seems different,,I think they think someone on that plane is bringing something in. If this is a drill, they picked a bad time.

[freedumb2003]

Just scanned all the news - CNN, HN, Fox, all the BCs -- nothing on this.

FR is my only source (i'm on the left coast). Please keep the info coming.

[eastforker]

No joke, it will rattle windows a long way.

[Dog]

This isn't a drill..

[The Westerner]

Possibly 50% of the FBI needed to pick up some overtime before the year end. You just never know.