Bizarre airline behavior in wake of terrorist’s death
In the first few days after Osama bin Laden’s death, there were several unruly passenger behavior problems and other air incidents. But the good news is that law enforcement officials say they not think they were part of any terrorist conspiracy.
Some of the incidents were so bizarre, they seemed unlikely to be planned.
For example, a passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Orlando was being held in custody after he tried to open an emergency exit in mid-flight. He was subdued by a fellow passenger on Flight 1102, according to airline officials. The flight continued and the plane landed on time.
The passenger who helped the crew subdue the man as an off-duty law enforcement officer who sat next to the passenger for the rest of the flight. ”He sat at the bar and had too much to drink,” law enforcement officer Phil Tigh told the Boston Herald.
Other recent incidents:
—Another man was arrested after trying to break into the cockpit of American Airlines Flight 1561 from Chicago to San Francisco. A man identified as Rageit Almurisi, who carried a passport from Yeman. He allegedly began shouting and pounding on the cockpit door. Passengers subdued him and he was bound with plastic handcuffs for the rest of the trip.
—Continental Airlines flight 546 made an emergency stop in St. Louis after an Illinois man tried to open a door near the front of the plane. Several passengers stopped him. The man was questioned but no charges have yet been filed, according to the AP.
—In another incident, a Delta Airlines flight from Detroit to San Diego was diverted to Albuquerque, N. M., after a flight attendant found a threatening note in the airplane bathroom. Officials searched the plane using bomb-sniffing dogs before allowing the plane to continue on to San Diego.
None of those affected had any known terrorist ties, according to law enforcement officials.
By David Wilkening
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