Aircraft evacuation - Miami, 1980s

[oversteer]

I was on a aircraft that was evacuated on the ground at Miami, during boarding, sometime mid-1980s - it would have been a transatlantic flight going back to London. Apparently a bomb was alleged to be on the aircraft and the captain was quite forceful on the PA urging people to leave ASAP ..

I remember very little, aside from the TSA questioning, only that it was a nighttime flight and the aircraft was towed away to be searched, and local news were in attendance, much to the delight of me aged 5ish.

Was this a regular occurence back then? As it was my first flight abroad I'd be fascinated to know what airline it might have been, and when it was..

[Groundloop]

sometime mid-1980s

aside from the TSA questioning

TSA did not exist until late-2001!

[411A]

TSA did not exist until late-2001!
Yup.
The TSA gets blamed for many things, however...a 'time wharp' ain't one of them.:}

[oversteer]

Hey I was about 5, I can't remember the specifics ;)

..apart from apparently causing a scene when I was asked if anyone had given me anything .. I said "yes" and was promptly whisked off to be questioned.. turns out the object in question was a Happy Meal box, with a few toys in, given with my meal a few minutes earlier..