PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - AA Captain Throws Secret Service Agent Off Flight
Old 27th Dec 2001, 22:52
  #1 (permalink)  
The Guvnor
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Cool AA Captain Throws Secret Service Agent Off Flight

Perhaps McD, Dallas Dude, Raas 767 or another AA employee could confirm (or deny) this story?

I'm told that a Secret Service agent (complete with gun) boarded an American Airlines flight BWI-DFW, from where he was going to travel to President Bush's ranch to be one of the agents assigned to guard the President. He had all the required paperwork for the gun as well as Federal I.D. and presented it to the captain.

This agent happened to be Arab-American.

The Captain allegedly threw him off the plane, saying he saw inconsistancies in the paperwork. The Agent produced all the Secret Service paperwork and offered to have them verify with Washington, but the Captain said no. The agent was put through several metal detectors and searched before being told he could fly on the next days' flight.

That Agent is now in Crawford, TX with President Bush.

----

If this story is true, what would one attribute the Captain's actions to? Highly (perhaps over) developed sense of security? Paranoia? Or racism?