CLEVELAND – An unruly passenger caused a flight from Chicago to Germany to be diverted to Cleveland, an airport spokesperson said. The United Airlines 777 jet landed at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at about 5:30 p.m. Friday. Jackie Mayo, spokesperson for the airport, said a passenger on Flight 944 headed to Frankfurt was acting “suspicious …
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Baggy pants lead to arrest of US Airways passenger – USATODAY.com
A 20-year-old man booked on US Airways was eventually arrested after he refused to pull up his baggy pants, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Deshon Marman, a football player at the University of New Mexico, was boarding a flight in San Francisco on Wednesday when the incident happened. That’s when The Associated Press says a …
F-16s Escort Flight After Onboard Fight – Airwise News
Fighter jets escorted a United Airlines plane back to Washington’s Dulles Airport after a fight broke out between a two passengers on the flight bound for Ghana, officials said on Tuesday. Police met the two passengers at the gate when flight 990 landed back at Dulles early Monday morning, but neither passenger was injured and …
Holiday air travelers, be ready for pat-downs and see-throughs | cleveland.com
Holiday air travelers, be ready for pat-downs and see-throughs Alison Grant, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio — Travelers going through Cleveland and hundreds of other national airports over the Thanksgiving holiday will get their first taste of stronger security measures that include “hand-sliding” pat-downs and scanners that reveal a profile of an unclothed body. via …