Thanks for the link.<pProps to the passengers who alerted the flight crew...and something really struck me...the need for seat belt extensions. Odd request (if not needed) but wonder what other uses the six could have had for them?
"...but wonder what other uses the six could have had for them?"
That's a good question, PennsylvaniaMom.
I think the usefulness was probably for future reference--an exercise in seeing what items could be gathered on board. I hope investigators consider carefully each seemingly inocuous item they carried on that could be combined with items acquired from flight crew. A seatbelt extension alone could be deadly in the hands of someone trained in martial arts. Wouldn't have to be legit training in any discipline--just proficiency in the use of that item.
The police report includes a statement from a flight attendant saying that the extensions were put on the floor, not hooked up to the existing seat belts. Since they never pulled away from the gate, they wouldn't have had to have had the belts fastened, but not readying them at all certainly adds to the curiosity.