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  • Incident: United Airlines A320 near Denver on Jan 23rd 2010, unruly passenger

    01/24/2010 3:01:30 AM PST · by Cindy · 30 replies · 2,185+ views
    THE AVIATION HERALD ^ | Jan 24th 2010 09:10Z, last updated Sunday, Jan 24th 2010 09:10Z | y Simon Hradecky
    http SNIPPET: "A United Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N449UA performing flight UA-223 from Washington Dulles,DC to Las Vegas,NV (USA) with 129 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL360 24nm northeast of Denver International Airport,CO, when a male passenger attempted to open the aircraft door prompting other passengers to jump up and subdue the unruly. The crew decided to divert to Denver and requested law enforcement to meet the aircraft. The airplane landed safely about 20 minutes later. The unruly passenger was taken into custody by police." SNIPPET: "The FBI reported, that the man will undergo mental evaluation. The man...
  • Vegas Flight Diverted: Man Tries To Open Jet Door

    01/23/2010 7:17:08 PM PST · by SilvieWaldorfMD · 80 replies · 2,987+ views
    KDKA.com ^ | 1/23/10
    <p>A flight had to be diverted to Denver after a passenger allegedly tried to open an exterior door of a United jet while it was in flight Saturday afternoon, according to officials at Denver International Airport.</p> <p>DIA spokesman Jeff Green said the incident happened on United Flight 223 traveling from Washington Dulles International Airport to Las Vegas.</p>
  • Weird Plot of Womb Bomber (The latest depravity by TROP™)

    01/04/2004 10:03:11 AM PST · by quidnunc · 39 replies · 1,304+ views
    The New York Post ^ | January 4, 2004 | Brian Blomquist and Andy Geller
    A she-bomber planned to blow up British Airways Flight 223 over Washington with plastic explosives hidden inside her body, a chilling new report says. U.S. security services told Scotland Yard that the woman — almost certainly linked to al Qaeda — planned to hide 8 to 12 ounces of the material tucked inside her reproductive region, London's Mirror newspaper reported. When the flight was over the nation's capital, the bomber would go to the bathroom, remove the explosives and detonate a blast that would blow the aircraft out of the skies. A Homeland Security official said he was unaware of...
  • Capital Threat; Al Qaeda Concerns Led to Cancellations of London-Washington Flights

    01/02/2004 12:38:49 PM PST · by Rutles4Ever · 29 replies · 144+ views
    ABCnews.com ^ | Jan. 2, 2004 | ABC News
    Jan. 2 — The decision to cancel some British Airways flights on the London-Washington route in the last two days was based in part on information that a team of al Qaeda operatives planned to take over a flight during the New Year's period and crash it into the U.S. capital, ABCNEWS has learned. On New Year's Day and again today, British Airways canceled Flight 223 from London's Heathrow Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, and the return flight from Washington to London was canceled Thursday evening, as terror concerns continue to disrupt international air travel. The airline announced today...