London to Washington Flight diverted to Boston
 

3 SLF had a confrontation with the crew apparently.

On Sky Breaking News right now.

United 767 disturbance
 

Skynews reporting that a 767 of United bound for Wahsington from London has diverted to Logan after a disturbance onboard.

Apparently a female pax got catastrophically claustrophobic and lost the plot completely. No drama, move along, nothing to see here.

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Fighter planes escorted the aircraft into BOS. Woman said to have had a screwdriver and matches.

Glad to see the hightened security at UK airports is working well.:ugh:

Journalists... fah! Different outfits giving totally contradictory stories. One lot now say she had... wait for it... vaseline! The mind boggles.

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Another media frenzy on the way, which we can all do without...in this instance though sounds like a sound precautionary measure if the news is accurate. Would have to be UAL though wouldn't it...

Flight was UA923.

BOSTON (AP) - A woman who authorities say had a screwdriver, Vaseline, matches, and a note referencing al-Qaida is now in custody -- after the trans-Atlantic flight she was on was diverted to Boston.

Link to story

as vaseline might be used to disguise something more ominous, I think we should pay close attention to the incident.

And now a reference to A-Q too :sad: :rolleyes:

As I said on the other thread, which will merge into this one, most unfortunate it was a US carrier i.e. UAL....and IF it was only vaseline, the American paranoia needs attention.

IF, it included screwdrivers, matches, notes to ALQ, Taliban or whatever, then a sound precautionary measure, with the usual US National Guard itchy finger part timers escorting her down...

Media Frenzy ahoy. The last thing we need.

latest BBC report..........a 60 year old woman acting suspiciously

Stuck in a hotel with CNN the only channel in English.

Incredibly stupid coverage by CNN, with two ladies, Daryn Kagan and Carol Lin blabbering away utter rubbish.

Be sure, this is going to fill airtime for hours to come...

Professional bull****ters!

It'll all come out in the wash.....but if it is a 60 year old grannie, then the UAL bunch ought to ashamed. as I say, it'll all come it in the wash...

I wonder how many non US crews will bother to declare a Mayday over FAA airspace now? :confused:

Sky News really is appalling too. Its just total waffle to fill up airtime!

[quote=Peter Wacker]
I am sure the crew acted appropriately. Flatten her and get the duct tape out for starters.
/quote].

Ah yes, the measured approach of a professional flight-crew...

Aware of appropriate measured actions during an alleged security breach - all of our outfits have procedures...and I am sure the actions of the cabin staff in their minds was correct at the time. In hindsight, their actions will be under the microscope ...let's hope for their sake they didn't overdo it, but by current accounts, they went a tad OTT.

Sad, but I know plenty folks now avoiding UAL, DL, CO, US, AA and going to the US via Canada and on BA/VS/BMI because of the jitters actions like this cause... and headlines like this will do nothing for corp PR...let alone revenue.

what is wrong with the coverage? facts as they become available, updates to past reports and thoughtful comments by those who might know something of aviation or security.

Our own jondc9 has been giving a very good overview of the issues involved in the divert live via phone on CNN.

thanks airbubba

if anyone has anything they think is material to coverage, post it here and I will try to get it on if asked later.

I do think we just have a scared woman who meant no harm, but we know very little right now

jon

critiques welcome

Hmmm... opens a whole lot of interresting scenarii :mad: