Passenger tries to get into cockpit.(United flight 855)

AP (USA Today) ^ | wire

[Buzznutt]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities detained a passenger aboard a United Airlines jetliner Thursday after he tried to enter the cockpit during a flight from Miami, officials and the airline said. The unidentified passenger was restrained by the plane's crew and later arrested by police after the flight landed as scheduled in Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital, said Jorge Reta, an Air Force spokesman. Authorities did not identify the passenger, but local reports said the man was reportedly a Uruguayan citizen. United Airlines said it had notified local authorities and the FBI about the incident. In a statement, United said flights to and from Argentina would continue as scheduled. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

[Buzznutt]

Also heard on Cnn that someone in the cockpit hit him with an axe........

[RedBloodedAmerican]

LOL they finally found a use for the crash axe!

[Cyber Liberty]

"The unidentified passenger was restrained..."

Rough translation of "restrained" into "Yankee": "Had the snot beaten out of..."

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Crash axe in cockpits.

[RCW2001]

I heard the same thing and if true, it indicates to me that the cockpit door barrier...failed!

[Buzznutt]

Hehee nice ax!

[Samwise]

Also heard on Cnn that someone in the cockpit hit him with an axe........

Gimli to the resue!

[Buzznutt]

Great point..

[DoctorMichael]

...........someone in the cockpit hit him with an axe........

Bump...........For Great Justice.

[mtngrl@vrwc]

Gimli to the resue!

LOL!

[StriperSniper]

hit him with an axe........

But the pilots can't have nail clippers.

[veronica]

FOXNEWS says guy never made it into the cockpit...that passengers subdued him when he said 'I am going into that cockpit - and they said 'no you are not.'

[aristotleman]

Oh my God! Our twisted foreign policies are upsetting the Uruguayans!

Quick! Let's apologize and send them a stimulus package to appease their anger.

[ArrogantBustard]

Are you telling us that the pilot has access to that, but isn't allowed to bring his pocket knife or nail clippers?????? WTF???? The lunatics are running the assylum

AB

[kcvl]

And for goodness sakes WHY NOT? They are flying a missle if they wanted to kill people they don't need a lousy pair of nail clippers!

[NC_Libertarian]

Also heard on Cnn that someone in the cockpit hit him with an axe........

Fox reported a flight attendant hit with an axe. Right on!

[putupon]

OWCH!

[kcvl]

Quick! Let's apologize and send them a stimulus package to appease their anger.

PLEASE DON'T GIVE THEM ANY MORE IDEAS!

[NC_Libertarian]

And for goodness sakes WHY NOT? They are flying a missle if they wanted to kill people they don't need a lousy pair of nail clippers!

Don't ask that question in public or you'll be arrested.

[kcvl]

Fox reported a flight attendant hit with an axe. Right on!

GIVE THEM A RAISE!