Operated for Delta Connection, based out of SLC by Shuttle America. Republic Airways Holdings, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an airline holding company that owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. Delta Connection being one of their revenue streams.
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Bomb squad searches jet after crew member's concern
Web Posted: 08/20/2006 12:59 AM CDT
Sheila Hotchkin
Express-News Staff Writer
A flight attendant's suspicions prompted a bomb squad search of a regional jet Saturday evening at San Antonio International Airport, but nothing dangerous was found.
Authorities briefly closed two gates as they moved the jet — operated by Shuttle America, a Delta Air Lines affiliate — away from the airport's terminals, but other flights were not delayed, airport spokesman David Hebert said.
The flight had left Atlanta at 3:48 p.m. with 46 passengers, Delta spokeswoman Katie Connell said.
As it approached San Antonio just before 5 p.m., a flight attendant noticed that a passenger was spending an "inordinate" amount of time in the lavatory, Hebert said. When the man emerged, the flight attendant inspected the lavatory and saw that some ceiling panels apparently had been moved.
The man was detained after the jet made its scheduled landing and arrived at its assigned Terminal 1 gate, Hebert said. Other passengers were allowed to leave, and two K-9 teams boarded the plane to investigate.
One of the police dogs showed a great deal of interest in the lavatory ceiling, Hebert said. The other dog showed less interest.
The plane was moved away from the terminals to a more remote part of the airport, and the bomb squad did a more thorough sweep. It finished up at about 8 p.m., finding nothing.
The FBI questioned the passenger into the night, FBI spokesman Erik Vasys said. Agents determined that he had tampered with a smoke detector. The man's name has not been released.
The plane was returned to the airline, but it did not make its last scheduled run, Hebert said. Passengers from that flight were put up in hotels.