Airbubba
11th Sep 2002, 19:08
At least the second U.S. divert today, times are a little tense...
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September 11, 2002
Airline Flight Escorted to Houston
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 2:55 p.m. ET
HOUSTON (AP) -- Air Force fighters escorted an American Airlines flight to Houston after a disturbance was reported on board Wednesday, officials said.
The airplane was on the ground at Bush Intercontinental Airport.
"We seem to have some sort of situation,'' Houston Airport System spokesman Ernie DeSoto said. "It is surrounded. I really don't have many details at this moment.''
DeSoto said U.S. air marshals were aboard the flight, which reportedly had been headed to Dallas.
Representatives of American, the FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment
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Airport Security Grounds Houston Flight
Flight Was Bound For Dallas
Posted: 1:42 p.m. CDT September 11, 2002
Updated: 2:34 p.m. CDT September 11, 2002
HOUSTON -- Security officials grounded an American Airlines flight Wednesday afternoon at one of Houston's airports, authorities said.
Airport officials told News2Houston that American Airlines Flight 1702 was being held at one of the runways after being escorted.
Houston Airport System spokesman Ernie DeSoto said that the plane was surrounded by security.
U.S. air marshals were also aboard the Dallas-bound flight, DeSoto said.
DeSoto said that initial reports that the incident is an attempted hijacking are false.
Sources said that someone aboard the plane had noticed that one or two passengers were carrying what appeared to be a razor or knife.
Soon after, air marshals took control of the plane after some type of disturbance occurred on the flight and took two men into custody for questioning, sources said. The airplane is a Fokker F-100 , which is luxury jet with the capacity to carry 97 passengers.
The jet is the smallest aircraft in the American Airlines fleet.
The 98,000-pound aircraft has a range of 1,100 miles and can cruise at 500 mph at altitudes of up to 35,000 feet.
The F-100 has been in service with American since 1991.
For more information on this breaking story, stay tuned to News2Houston and Click2Houston.com.
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September 11, 2002
Airline Flight Escorted to Houston
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 2:55 p.m. ET
HOUSTON (AP) -- Air Force fighters escorted an American Airlines flight to Houston after a disturbance was reported on board Wednesday, officials said.
The airplane was on the ground at Bush Intercontinental Airport.
"We seem to have some sort of situation,'' Houston Airport System spokesman Ernie DeSoto said. "It is surrounded. I really don't have many details at this moment.''
DeSoto said U.S. air marshals were aboard the flight, which reportedly had been headed to Dallas.
Representatives of American, the FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment
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Airport Security Grounds Houston Flight
Flight Was Bound For Dallas
Posted: 1:42 p.m. CDT September 11, 2002
Updated: 2:34 p.m. CDT September 11, 2002
HOUSTON -- Security officials grounded an American Airlines flight Wednesday afternoon at one of Houston's airports, authorities said.
Airport officials told News2Houston that American Airlines Flight 1702 was being held at one of the runways after being escorted.
Houston Airport System spokesman Ernie DeSoto said that the plane was surrounded by security.
U.S. air marshals were also aboard the Dallas-bound flight, DeSoto said.
DeSoto said that initial reports that the incident is an attempted hijacking are false.
Sources said that someone aboard the plane had noticed that one or two passengers were carrying what appeared to be a razor or knife.
Soon after, air marshals took control of the plane after some type of disturbance occurred on the flight and took two men into custody for questioning, sources said. The airplane is a Fokker F-100 , which is luxury jet with the capacity to carry 97 passengers.
The jet is the smallest aircraft in the American Airlines fleet.
The 98,000-pound aircraft has a range of 1,100 miles and can cruise at 500 mph at altitudes of up to 35,000 feet.
The F-100 has been in service with American since 1991.
For more information on this breaking story, stay tuned to News2Houston and Click2Houston.com.