? A college student's checked luggage on a Continental Airlines flight from Argentina was found to contain a stick of dynamite and a blasting cap after it landed in Houston en route to Newark, N.J. He had a detonartor in his carry-on.
? An American Airlines flight from England to Chicago was forced to land in Bangor, Maine, after federal officials "learned of a reported threat," FBI spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz said.
? A US Airways jet was diverted to Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport after a federal air marshal subdued a disruptive passenger who had pushed a flight attendant, the FBI said.
? A Continental Airlines flight from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Bakersfield, Calif., was held in El Paso, one of its scheduled stops, after the crew discovered a missing panel in the lavatory, authorities said.
? A utility knife was found on a vacant passenger seat of a US Airways flight that had traveled from Philadelphia to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, state police said.
? An Aer Lingus flight from New York to Dublin was evacuated yesterday morning during a scheduled stopover in western Ireland following a bomb threat that turned out to be unfounded, officials said.
? A United Airlines flight out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was delayed because a small boy said something inappropriate, according to a government official. "He didn't want to fly," the official said.
I really want nothing to do with this sh!t. I loathe the idea of having to arrive at an airport at 7am to get through security etc for a flight that will put me in Georgia around 5 when I actually have a sporting chance of driving there faster, even though I'm from Philly. For trips under 1000 miles, I'm seriously looking towards driving instead of flying until further notice. What about you guys?
? An American Airlines flight from England to Chicago was forced to land in Bangor, Maine, after federal officials "learned of a reported threat," FBI spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz said.
? A US Airways jet was diverted to Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport after a federal air marshal subdued a disruptive passenger who had pushed a flight attendant, the FBI said.
? A Continental Airlines flight from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Bakersfield, Calif., was held in El Paso, one of its scheduled stops, after the crew discovered a missing panel in the lavatory, authorities said.
? A utility knife was found on a vacant passenger seat of a US Airways flight that had traveled from Philadelphia to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, state police said.
? An Aer Lingus flight from New York to Dublin was evacuated yesterday morning during a scheduled stopover in western Ireland following a bomb threat that turned out to be unfounded, officials said.
? A United Airlines flight out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was delayed because a small boy said something inappropriate, according to a government official. "He didn't want to fly," the official said.
I really want nothing to do with this sh!t. I loathe the idea of having to arrive at an airport at 7am to get through security etc for a flight that will put me in Georgia around 5 when I actually have a sporting chance of driving there faster, even though I'm from Philly. For trips under 1000 miles, I'm seriously looking towards driving instead of flying until further notice. What about you guys?
