Air Travel Incidents
Update: Nothing to see here, absolutely no indication Transportation Security Administration officials confirmed that an incident took place aboard a U.S. Airways flight Sept. 2, prompting an inspection of the plane and a background check of several passengers.
September 2, 2013 On an airliner headed to Orlando from Washington D.C, four "middle eastern" men caused a disturbance. One got up and ran towards the cockpit door, and then got into the bathroom for an unusually long time, while others were walking around changing seats and opening overhead bins to cause distractions. Some believe this may have been a dry run terrorist attack to test security. measures. Transportation Security Administration officials confirmed that an incident took place aboard a U.S. Airways flight. After inspection of the plane and a background check of several passengers, they found negative results on any security or terrorist threats.
"In this particular incident, a thorough and collaborative review involving the Orlando Police Department, TSA and its Office of Law Enforcement and other federal law enforcement agencies was conducted," the TSA statement read. "This included an inspection of the aircraft and comprehensive government database checks on all individuals involved, all of which produced negative results."
A Sept. 2 flight from Washington, D.C. to Orlando International is the most recent “dry-run” that the pilots are aware of. According to crew members, four “Middle Eastern” men caused a disturbance shortly after take off.
Witnesses say one of the men got up form his seat and ran toward the flight deck door. He then made an unexpected left turn and entered the bathroom for a “considerable length of time.”
Meanwhile, the other three men were reportedly seen roaming the cabin, changing seats and opening overhead bins to make a “scene” and possibly with the intention of distracting flight attendants.
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