* January 2- Air Tran Flight 175 January 1, 2009 held nine passengers “for a security related issue onboard the aircraft involving verbal comments made by a passenger and overheard by other passengers”. All nine passengers were later cleared of any wrongdoing according to an Air Tran press release.
* January 15- US Airways flight 1549—“taking off from La Guardia Airport on Thursday afternoon. The pilot ditched in the icy Hudson River and all on board were rescued by a flotilla of converging ferries and emergency boats, the authorities said” according to a report by the New York times. All 155 onboard were safe.
* February 12- A “commuter plane crashed while attempting to land in rain and sleet, 6 miles northeast of Buffalo Niagara International Airport, were it was scheduled to land” according to planecrashinfo.com. All 49 onboard were killed.
* March- Man caught with Cocaine at John Wayne Airport and arrested.
* April 12- Pittsburgh International Airport a man was apprehended when it was discovered he had stolen airport property.
* April 16- Pittsburgh International Airport multiple IDs in the man’s wallet, along with numerous credit cards, some having different names
* April 17- Tampa International Airport Hundreds of pills were found in a passenger’s carry-on bag
* May 8- Newark Liberty (N.J.) International Airport a man checked in 9 bags and two of the bags contained replica improvised explosive devices, accompanied by inert blasting caps.
* August 10- ExpressJet Incident- a flight was delayed on the tarmac due to bad weather for “9 1/2 hours — 7 hours on the ground”— 47 passengers spent the night trapped inside a small plane due to poor airline customer service and lack of appropriate response measures.
* December 25- Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit a Nigerian man set off a device and was subdued by passengers and crew.
* December 27- Northwest Flight 253 Incident. A Nigerian man spent an unusual amount of time in the bathroom and was subsequently removed from the plane. It was later determined, according to the TSA, he appeared to have a legitimate illness.http://bit.ly/8qmd2s
LESS than a dozen??
Remarkable...
That simply is NOT the impression I have.
Frankly, I wouldn't get on a plane UNLESS it was an El Al airliner, NO WAY ~ NO FLY ... I'm still unsure where I got the impression that I'd read lots and lots and lots of incidents where passengers were left on airliners, far away from the airport terminal during bomb-scare events .... I have NO idea why that has my been my distinct impression for several years.
Candor7 assures me that I am mistaken, and I trust him entirely.
Strange, hey?? LOLOL
Excellent CoCo, TY!!!
Can you compile the incidents from this thread? I saved this one & will save all of your future summaries for quick reference