Fri, Jul 13, 2007
Crew Member Thought She Saw Man Bypass Security
A
crew member's suspicions about a passenger aboard an American
Airlines flight from Los Angeles to London Thursday resulted in an
emergency stop at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The crew member believed she saw the man bypassing security at
Los Angeles International Airport by riding a shuttle for employees
from the parking lot to the terminal and entering through the
employee entrance, according to spokeswoman Sonja Whitemon.
"The passenger became cause for concern," American Airlines
spokesman Ned Raynolds told CNN. "The pilot and crew made a
decision to divert to JFK."
Passenger Anthony Loynes told CNN the pilot informed passengers
they were going to stop at JFK to take on fuel. After they landed,
he said, security officers boarded the aircraft removed a man of
"Middle Eastern descent" after questioning him and a woman sitting
next to him.
The passenger in questioned was held for questioning by the
Federal Bureau of Investigations Thursday morning, FBI officials in
New York and Washington told CNN.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the man is a US citizen and
was born in the United States.
The Transportation Security Administration found the man had
done nothing wrong, had gone though proper security procedures and
had posed no security threat.
An airline spokeswoman said the rest of the 218 passengers were
cleared off the aircraft and placed on other American flights. The
original aircraft was scheduled for a security sweep.
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