[JeffAtlanta]

I would think it just *might* be a little difficult in a matter of seconds to tell the difference between a lunatic with a bomb in a bag screaming as he runs towards the front of the plane (cockpit?) and a terrorist with a bag who is screaming and running towards the front of the plane (cockpit?)

The plane was on the ground and the doors hadn't even been closed yet.

[Rodney King]

The plane was on the ground and the doors hadn't even been closed yet.

Right... because a bomb on a plane doesn't do anything if the plane is on the ground when it detonates.

[rlmorel]

JeffAtlanta,
I do not see where it makes any difference whether the plane was parked and chocked, taxiing or inflight. But then, I wasn't there...I have to depend on the likes of CNN to tell me about it, unfortunately.