A passenger reportedly tried to force his way into the cockpit of the Honolulu-bound flight from Los Angeles The US military on Friday scrambled two Air Force fighter jets to escort an American Airlines flight into Honolulu international airport after a disturbance was reported on board, a Pacific Command spokesman said. Neither the military nor American Airlines immediately disclosed the nature of the disturbance, but local news media reported that a passenger had tried to force his way into the cockpit of the Honolulu-bound flight from Los Angeles. HawaiiNewsNow said an airline crew member and an off-duty Honolulu police officer...
HONOLULU — A passenger who became agitated on a flight to Honolulu and allegedly charged toward the cockpit faces federal charges of interfering with a flight crew. Passengers and crew members overcame Santiago Lol Tizol during the flight from Los Angeles late Friday and restrained him with plastic handcuffs. The 37-year-old citizen of Mexico was scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Honolulu on Monday. Interfering with a flight crew is a felony, and he could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. "The FBI takes these matters very seriously, especially in light of what happened on...
A suspect is in federal custody after passengers say he threatened an infant and tried to charge the cockpit of an airplane en route to Honolulu. No air marshal was aboard, but seven passengers tackled and subdued him. Passengers say the man's strange behavior started just a couple hours after Northwest Flight 91 took off from Los Angeles. "He came up to first class several times, and at one point he really startled me... He came up to my left shoulder, and he got right in my face and he said something in Spanish -- he said something about medicine,...
Cannot post article as it is from the Honolulu Advertiser. Cannot find story on another source. Man was a Mexican national. Was subdued by 4 passengers.
I've seen an internal FAA memo stating suspicious letters sent to AT control at 5 airports: JFK, BWI, SFO, HNL & LAX. Canadian postage. One letter conatained a drawing of the "Grim Reaper". JTTF is on this, and any more info would help.