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Yesterday, I was in Long Beach, CA and I watched 8 straight C-17's scramble out of Long Beach Airport, and veer out towards LAX.
EIGHT!
That was not reported in the news.
But these today, out of the New York City area are making the news.
Good.
FIGHTER JETS SCRAMBLE FOLLOWING THREATS TO PLANES
At Least 6 Reports of Threats to Passenger Planes
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FIGHTER JETS SCRAMBLE FOLLOWING THREATS TO PLANES
Yesterday, I was in Long Beach, CA and I watched 8 straight C-17's scramble out of Long Beach Airport, and veer out towards LAX.
EIGHT!
That was not reported in the news.
But these today, out of the New York City area are making the news.
Good.
At Least 6 Reports of Threats to Passenger Planes
An Air France plane was escorted to JFK Airport in New York City this morning after an anonymous threat was made against the flight, law enforcement officials told ABC News.
The FBI said the plane has since been checked and cleared with "no incidents or hazards reported on board the flight by either the passengers or its crew."
Authorities said that the decision to have the plane escorted by two fighter jets was done "out of an abundance of caution" after the Maryland State Police McHenry Barrack, in Garrett County, received an anonymous call of a “chemical weapons threat” aboard Air France Flight 22, which was en route from Paris to the New York City airport.
The tip was called in at 6:45 a.m. on an untraceable line and the caller did not identify himself, a senior federal official told ABC News.
Two F-15 planes were scrambled and followed the plane into U.S. airspace, but they flew in a way so that the passengers and crew would not be able to see the military planes, sources said.
The Airbus A-330 has since landed and was taken between two runways and locked down while the threat is investigated. A police dispatch that was sent out after the jets were scrambled noted that the area where the plane was taken is generally known as the "hijack site" because it is the area used in such scenarios.
During an initial investigation, nothing dangerous has been found on board, the federal official told ABC News.
A Saudi Airlines flight from Saudi Arabia was also escorted to a remote area at JFK. It was cleared and passengers were brought back to the terminal, officials said.
For an American Airlines flight from Birmingham, England, to JFK, the pilot was initially instructed to taxi to a remote area, but the threat was determined not credible and the plane was cleared to go to the terminal.
Newark Airport: Two flights to Newark, New Jersey, were also affected -- a Delta Air Lines flight from London and a United Airlines flight from Madrid, authorities said. Logan Airport:
A threat also turned up negative for a Delta flight from Paris to Logan Airport in Boston, authorities said.
- Suspected Drone Hits Plane During Heathrow Landing
From AFP: London (AFP) - A British Airways plane struck an object believed to be a drone on Sunday as it was coming in for landing at Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, police said. An investigation has been launched into the incident,...
- Exclusive: 150 On Flight From Mexico Allowed To Skip Customs, Leave Jfk Airport
Don't Worry, The TSA's on the Job EXCLUSIVE: 150 on flight from Mexico allowed to skip customs, leave JFK airport What airheads! Airline and security officials at Kennedy Airport let 150 passengers arriving from an international flight leave the...
- Two Planes Searched At Kennedy Airport After Bomb Threat
Two planes searched at Kennedy Airport after bomb threat The bogus bomb threat on Monday resulted in authorities searching a plane that arrived from San Francisco. Another plane set to leave for Tel Aviv was also searched for explosives. The unknown...
- Cdc Officials To Meet Newark Plane Carrying Sick Passenger: Authorities --- Updated At Bottom Of Post
CDC Officials to Meet Newark Plane Carrying Sick Passenger: Authorities The wife of a FreeRepublic poster is on that flight . . . Quote: "My wife just flew into Newark from Brussels. Been waiting on the plane for 1 1/2 hours now to deplane....
- The Latest
from Fox: Bomb Materials From Yemen Found on Way to Jewish Places of Worship in Chicago Published October 29, 2010 DEVELOPING: Suspicious packages discovered in Dubai and England in air cargo shipments to the U.S. contained explosive materials and appeared...