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Old 25th May 2015, 16:08
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AF 22 CDG - JFK

Just noticed this on the beeb

Air France flight to New York subject of anonymous threat - BBC News
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Old 25th May 2015, 19:25
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Also threats made against a Saudi aircraft, I gather.
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Old 25th May 2015, 19:34
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These kind of events/incidents create fresh 'facts' for all the scaremongers wanting to give up even more privacy in order to make this a 'safer' world!
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Old 25th May 2015, 19:54
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So they scrambled jets, landed in a secure area and searched the plane based on a threat which they called NOT credible.

What would they have done if it were?
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Old 25th May 2015, 20:34
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Apparently this was not the only flight involved.

FBI: Threat made against flight from Paris to Boston - 7News Boston WHDH-TV

http://news.yahoo.com/fighter-jets-s...opstories.html

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If it were deemed a credible threat and fighter jets intercepted the flight, what could the fighters do?
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Old 26th May 2015, 07:07
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'Out of an abundance of caution' is a quote from the article I read.
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Old 26th May 2015, 07:44
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... what could the fighters do?
Reassure the public at large

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Demagoguery is an appeal to people that plays on their emotions and prejudices rather than on their rational side.
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Old 26th May 2015, 11:14
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"If it were deemed a credible threat and fighter jets intercepted the flight, what could the fighters do?"

shoot it down if it was heading to urban area
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shoot it down if it was heading to urban area
Ah, yes, right.
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Old 26th May 2015, 12:47
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Funny old thing, the papers start banging on about chemical weapons and someone 'phones in a chem threat
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Old 26th May 2015, 13:15
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Apparently this was not the only flight involved.
Maybe hoaxes or dry runs but there were quite a few of these phoned threats yesterday.

Washington (CNN)—Law enforcement scrambled on a busy long weekend travel day to ensure airplanes were secure after at least 10 threats were phoned in threatening flights.
FBI investigates threats against Memorial Day flights - CNNPolitics.com
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Old 26th May 2015, 13:33
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We had one yesterday, met by lots of TSA and police upon arrival.

They dealt with it very well I thought.
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