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.

[Benrand]

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[Humidston]

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[HopeandGlory]

Do you share recipes?

[JOHANNES801]

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[Johnny_Cipher]

"I think this place is restricted, Wang. So don't tell them you're Jewish."

[Benrand]

"People say that I'm an idiot because all I do is cut lawns for a living."

[tubebender]

Was he pro sars or anti-sars or was he both...

[Quilla]

You and me both, (LOL) I've completely missed something - apparently a movie.

[Johnny_Cipher]

I'm at Czervik pulling up in the Rolls.

[sfRummygirl]

We are watching Caddyshack, and posting all the good lines....and I am laughing so hard I'm crying.....

[kcvl]

When list was compared to watch list, there was concern, circled about an hour, three hours of questioning, they started letting them go.

[oceanview]

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[BushMeister]

"You were in the War?"

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[sfRummygirl]

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[Johnny_Cipher]

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[cajungirl]

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[null and void]

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[sfRummygirl]

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