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Jet evacuated at Sea-Tac Airport after "unclaimed package" found [ruled harmless]
Seattle Times ^
| October 4, 2007
| Christina Siderius
Posted on 10/04/2007 1:08:07 PM PDT by skeptoid
An Alaska Airlines plane has been isolated at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and passengers unloaded because an "unclaimed package" was found as the aircraft was flying from San Jose this morning.
The pilot of Flight 383 informed the airport control tower that he had something on his plane that was of concern to him, said airport spokeswoman Terri-Ann Betancourt.
She said it was something that "looked like a cellphone" but was not sure what the object was.
The airlines described it as an "unclaimed package" discovered while the Boeing 737-400 was en route.
There were 104 passengers and five crew members onboard the aircraft, which landed in Seattle shortly after 11:41 a.m., said Alaska Airline spokesman Paul McElroy.
Betancourt said the plane was held off the runway and all passengers were unloaded and bused to the gates, where they will stay until police go through the plane.
She said protocol for finding unclaimed items on a plane is up to the pilot.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; airport; dryrun; seatac; seattle
They landed, parked on remote taxiway and bussed pax to the gate.
The PI says departures continued but landings were stopped.
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posted on
10/04/2007 1:08:12 PM PDT
by
skeptoid
To: skeptoid
Maybe it is one of the thousands they lost last year.
2
posted on
10/04/2007 1:12:53 PM PDT
by
boomop1
(there you go again)
To: boomop1
Forget about this folks, the White House is celebrating Islam today!
To: sionnsar
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posted on
10/04/2007 1:21:54 PM PDT
by
IslandJeff
("Gold Dust Woman" - the unplayed Clinton song)
To: boomop1
This particular threat "looks like a cell phone"!!!
5
posted on
10/04/2007 1:22:40 PM PDT
by
skeptoid
(U.E., A.A., MBS with Clusters)
To: skeptoid
I can’t tell you how often I’ve heard people tell the flight attendant that they forgot their ipod, cellphone, camera, etc. on the previous flight.
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posted on
10/04/2007 1:26:54 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
To: skeptoid
She said it was something that "looked like a cellphone" but was not sure what the object was. A beeber like object?
7
posted on
10/04/2007 1:31:09 PM PDT
by
steveo
(Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.)
To: skeptoid
I can understand the confusion about a "cell phone" lookalike. Does this look like a cellphone? Kinda... but then again... who knows what lurks?
To: Libertina; luckymom; Paperdoll; gandalftb; acoulterfan; KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle; NurdlyPeon; ...
Thanks to
IslandJeff for the ping.
Say WA? Evergreen State ping
FReepmail sionnsar if you want on or off this ping list.
Ping sionnsar if you see a Washington state related thread.
9
posted on
10/04/2007 2:23:03 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: skeptoid
Good thing they found it AFTER the plane landed. I feel safer now.
10
posted on
10/04/2007 2:31:15 PM PDT
by
unixfox
(The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
To: skeptoid
This particular threat "looks like a cell phone"!!! Hmmmm....popular IED accessory...
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posted on
10/04/2007 2:34:58 PM PDT
by
Allegra
("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!"- Jim Robinson, Sept, 30, 2007)
To: steveo; al baby; skeptoid
She said it was something that "looked like a cellphone" but was not sure what the object was. A beeber like object?
A piece of unidentifiable electronics on a plane from San Jose?
I'm stuned!
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posted on
10/04/2007 2:36:18 PM PDT
by
null and void
(<---- Living a life of quiet desperation...)
To: Allegra
Hmmmm....popular IED accessory... To quote one of my most favorite FReepers....
There's a HUGE civil war going on!
Keep staying safe Baby-girl....
8^)
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posted on
10/04/2007 2:50:06 PM PDT
by
The SISU kid
(Imagination saved us from extinction)
To: FARS; milford421
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posted on
10/04/2007 3:52:15 PM PDT
by
nw_arizona_granny
(This is "Be an Angel Day", do something nice for someone today.)
To: Allegra
15
posted on
10/04/2007 4:25:24 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi mom)
To: null and void
ok fellas thats not funny
16
posted on
10/04/2007 4:26:02 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi mom)
To: al baby
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posted on
10/04/2007 4:26:37 PM PDT
by
null and void
(<---- Living a life of quiet desperation...)
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