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.

[maestro]

:-)

Right,.....No profiling here!

:-)

[kcvl]

An FBI spokeswoman said agents were "on scene" at Dulles International Airport outside Washington questioning some passengers, adding that it was "routine" questioning and that no arrests had been made.

"There are a number of passengers on that British Airways flight that law enforcement officials wanted to speak with and those interviews are being conducted," said the spokeswoman who asked not to be named.

[tet68]

You would do THAT to a single malt?
Shame.

[bcoffey]

Rescreening. All of them?

The news blurb just said "rescreening the passengers," so I assume all of them who haven't earlier been released (if any).

[sfRummygirl]

"Don't you have HOMES!"

"There's a BROWN AUDI parked in my parking space..."

"I want them creamed and buffed, with a fine chamois....and I want them now...CHOP CHOP!!"

[Johnny_Cipher]

"I want a hamburger, no, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog, I want a milk shake, I want ..."

"YOU'LL GET NOTHING AND LIKE IT!"

[JOHANNES801]

shot gun girl ,shotgun

[nuffsenuff]

On New Years Eve no less...

LOL!!

[Hand em their arse]

"I was bbaawwnn to hug you.... I was bawwn tooo lick your face.... You were bawwwwn to luuvv me... But I was born to luv you................first!!!"

[Amelia]

Is there a national news station covering this? I saw a blurb on Fox at 11, but so far nothing on CNN or Headline news, and now Fox is just doing O'reilly Reruns.

[Benrand]

You take drugs, Danny?

[cajungirl]

It is funny,,it has a feeling of one of those Fellini movies. Or I could be a little drunk,,but I do think it is the thread.

[LisaMalia]

Oh, good lord...the story of my life!

[sfRummygirl]

"Have you heard the one about the Jew, the Catholic, and the colored boy who went to heaven?"

[mplsconservative]

Now you're thinking! Insta-Bailey's! LOL

[maestro]

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

Drill!

[kristinn]

That's what WTOP reported. However, they're reporting is lagging behind Channel 7. All the local TV stations are doing the New Year's thing now. Relying on WTOP for updates.

[MediaMole]

CNN is too busy interviewing Hugh Hefner to notice this story.

Does anyone want to know why Hef needs 5 girlfriends?

[pnz1]

Did I hear correctly that the flight also got an escort?

[bcoffey]

Is there a national news station covering this?

I don't think so. I'm listening to WTOP-AM via the internet.

Go to www.wtopnews.com, click on "Listen Live" (upper left hand side) and follow the links.