Plane detained at Sea-Tac Airport
12/07/2001
KING5.com
SEATTLE - Passengers on board a 747 flight from Taipei, Taiwan are being held on the plane at Sea-Tac International Airport because of a threat of an unknown contaminant.
Officials say an anonymous tip about the threat was given to U.S. Customs officials in New York. The plane, EVA Flight 32 to Newark, New Jersey, with a scheduled stop in Seattle, has been quarantined as a precaution, and none of the plane’s 157 passengers or 14 crew members are being allowed off.
Other operations at the airport have not been affected. Health officials and an interpreter are on the scene. Stay tuned to KING5 News and KING5.com for updates on this story.
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