Man Restrained After Approaching Cockpit

The Drudge Report ^

[RWR8189]

In an incident over the Pacific on Thursday night, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight from Detroit to Honolulu had to be restrained after he approached the cockpit, airline officials said. The man was escorted to the back of the plane by two off-duty pilots who happened to be on board and was arrested when the plane landed. Thomas Becher, a spokesman for Northwest, said he could not say whether the incident was related to terrorism... Developing...

[Sender]

Probably just a late urinator.

[July 4th]

Probably an older man not quite right in the head looking for the lav.

[the invisib1e hand]

Man Restrained

Howard Dean?

[GeoPie]

My guess is it's just some lone nut case. They know it would take a hell of a lot more than one man to take a plane down today.

[Lazamataz]

Howard Dean?

Read again. It said man restrained.

[jellybean]

Thomas Becher, a spokesman for Northwest, said he could not say whether the incident was related to terrorism...

If not, it's certainly related to "I'm a freakin' moron-ism!"

[swheats]

Unless that one man was a decoy to see who or where the sky marshalls are. That could be a problem. Thankfully this went off without further incident.

[JennysCool]

Photo of the suspect:

[WackyKat]

He didn't get an olive in his martini.

I hate that, too

[NYC GOP Chick]

Howard Dean?

Read again. It said man restrained.

Yeah. If it had been Howeird Dean, the headline would have read: "No-Neck Metrosexual Restrained..."

[Rebelbase]

{setup} Shurly he didn't do it {/set up}

[Choose Ye This Day]

Yes, he did. And stop calling me Shirley. [/punchline]

[Charles H. (The_r0nin)]

I've told you not to call me Shirley!

:P

[Cultural Jihad]

I was wondering that, too. Someone could have been casing the flights and probing defenses, or it could have just been an honest mistake.

[Roberts]

So is there an increase in airline incidents lately, or is the media just paying more attention?

[NYC GOP Chick]

Ha! We were just watching part of the "Twilight Zone" movie this afternoon -- the final part where John Lithgow is a passenger on a plane in a storm and appears to be going bat$h!t. :)

[swheats]

Happy New Year!

Oh for the days when it was safe to walk on a plane while it was in the air.

If flying you'd better be stating your purpose before rising from your seat.

Crazy to have to live this way.

[Ex-Dem]

No description of the guy, huh?

[JennysCool]

Oh for the days when it was safe to walk on a plane while it was in the air.

I miss 'em too. Dammit.