Apparently somebody called in a tip that somebody onthe flight was carrying a suspicious substance, which was untrue. Flight 1267 had to turn back to PHL after taking off for, and flying one third of the way across Pennsylvania, towards DFW.
People are getting downrit cruel with their pranks lately.
combatshadow From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 78 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 12214 times:
Was just reading about this. I suppose the passenger has someone that doesn't like him!
spiritair97 From United States of America, joined Jan 2011, 1231 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 12087 times:
spiritair97 From United States of America, joined Jan 2011, 1231 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 11718 times:
rfields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6150 posts, RR: 25 Reply 7, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 11693 times:
Now it gets really curious.
The man who was the 'apparent hoax victim' was arrested upon his arrival at DFW Airport this evening.
Quote: D/FW AIRPORT - Chris N. Shell, 29, was arrested by D/FW Airport Police Thursday night in Terminal E as he arrived on a 6:10 p.m. U.S. Airways flight from Philadelphia, said David Magana, airport spokesman.
Shell faces more than one warrant from more than one municipality, Magana added, but he would not reveal what the warrants are for or which agencies issued them.
They’ll be included on the police report tomorrow, Magana said.
.......
Philadelphia police Chief Joseph Sullivan said it was eventually discovered the man was a victim of a "pretty nasty trick." ABC News has reported Shell's ex girlfriend is believed to have called authorities to say he had liquid explosives on the plane.
PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4981 posts, RR: 14 Reply 8, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 11653 times:
Quoting rfields5421 (Reply 7): The man who was the 'apparent hoax victim' was arrested upon his arrival at DFW Airport this evening.
Quoting rfields5421 (Reply 7): D/FW AIRPORT - Chris N. Shell, 29, was arrested by D/FW Airport Police Thursday night in Terminal E as he arrived on a 6:10 p.m. U.S. Airways flight from Philadelphia, said David Magana, airport spokesman.
Shell faces more than one warrant from more than one municipality, Magana added, but he would not reveal what the warrants are for or which agencies issued them.
They’ll be included on the police report tomorrow, Magana said.
I bet this was all precautionary. I don't think they knew at the time that the ex was pulling a fast one.
rfields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6150 posts, RR: 25 Reply 9, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days ago) and read 10653 times:
Turns out that the gentleman who was subject to the hoax call has some outstanding minor drug charges warrants. When his name became public, the officers recognized the name and met him at the plane with handcuffs before escorting him to the Collin County lockup.
combatshadow From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 78 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 10543 times:
Hmmm. Possibility that the call-in wasn't a hoax? Maybe the -ex thought he really would have some substance on him.
Maverick623 From United States of America, joined Nov 2006, 4744 posts, RR: 6 Reply 12, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 9862 times:
Quoting combatshadow (Reply 10): Hmmm. Possibility that the call-in wasn't a hoax?
Slim to none is too optimistic of an assessment.
Quoting PHX787 (Reply 5): would she get charged for interfering with a flight?
Now it sounds like it was the ex's new boyfriend who called it in, although it sounds like they were both in on it.
Possible charges range from filing a false report, all the way up to making terrorist threats. Precedence has it that if they plead guilty, they'll get a felony charge and ~6 months prison time.
ferminbrif From Venezuela, joined Dec 2010, 91 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 4821 times:
Only a phone call and the airborne flight was brought back to Philadelphia after it had already flown a third of the way across Pennsylvania to realized it was a pretty nasty trick…..??? that’s unbelievable but true.
It seems to me that FBI, police and the airlines just don’t trust airport controls and authorities because were unable to detect somebody carrying a dangerous substance. So, they had to decide to turn the aircraft around …..
Maybe someday somebody calls to say: there´s a pax in a flight “0000” bound to “somewhere” carrying a nuke and all planes will be turned around…….
Tbone354 From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 73 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 4446 times:
Who was that said one person cannot make a difference? One person made one phone call and disrupted hundreds of people's lives. Maybe thousands if you include ATC, FBI, police, family members, friends, media, even here, on and on and on... Me thinks someone will pay dearly. Beam me up. Speaking of that this is Star Trek's 46 th anniversary!
RWA380 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 2162 posts, RR: 4 Reply 18, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 3215 times:
Quoting Maverick623 (Reply 12): Now it sounds like it was the ex's new boyfriend who called it in, although it sounds like they were both in on it
This what I have pieced together from reading the net, plus watching BBC, CNN, CBS, news. The current B.F. called from a pay phone (so they knew it was wrong and would likely be tracked, I bet he wore gloves and a disguise), the girlfriend was in the know about what he did. This was supposed to basically get the ex B.F."rubber gloved" during security, but he was already in the plane enroute when this happened.
The guy who was the victim of this crime, apparently put some compromising pictures of his ex G.F. on his Facebook page or some other social site. He was wrong for doing the posting of the pictures, which is why when you play, play at your home, it's illegal for others to tape you in your home, it's not illegal for them to tape you in their home. Anyway, nothing he did, warranted this kind of act, the guy responsible will learn a very, very valuable lesson, you waste too much time thinking this shit up, rather than forgiving and moving on.
I believe if they have been arrested, and will be charged with a number of federal crimes, not worth sacrificing your freedom to get back at someone who did you wrong in some less offensive way. They should both face the most time in prison as possible, as well as have to pay for the cost of the turn-around plus associated costs.
I have never understood why, when people break up, they check the others Facebook page constantly and get mad at the things contained in their profile. If you break up, it's over. Be cool about it and live your lives independently.
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ZKOJH From China, joined Sep 2004, 1501 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 3170 times:
very lame to do this, do people not learn anything?! but then saying that, here in China the last 2 weeks we have multi hoax's to the airlines mainly bombs on board, people don't understand what will happen. here it's a min of 5 years prison and a fine.
BC77008 From United States of America, joined Sep 2011, 230 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 3025 times:
Quoting RWA380 (Reply 18): which is why when you play, play at your home, it's illegal for others to tape you in your home, it's not illegal for them to tape you in their home
But then we would all be at home playing with ourselves, and that gets boring after a while...
The girlfriend sounds like she just goes from one man to another and apparently convinced her new boyfriend to do something very foolish. I hope these two pay the price. An aircraft diversion is a costly event.
"He waited his whole damn life to take that flight. And as the plane crashed down he thought 'Well isn't this nice...'"
longhauler From Canada, joined Mar 2004, 4281 posts, RR: 36 Reply 23, posted (8 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 2714 times:
They say, "Hell hath no fury .... "
We have this happen sometime to aircrew. An ex who feels somewhat wronged (whether they actually are is irrelevant and no one's business but their own) .... but they call Customs to say the aircrew is a drug mule, then they call the airline say the aircrew is an alcoholic and drinks and flies, then they email all his/her working crew and say he is a dangerous pilot, etc etc etc.
It seems it never occurs to the ex, that there are consequences for their actions!
(Nor hell a fury, like a woman scorn'd)
Never gonna grow up, never gonna slow down .... Barefoot Blue Jean Night
RWA380 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 2162 posts, RR: 4 Reply 24, posted (8 months 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 2325 times:
Quoting BC77008 (Reply 20): But then we would all be at home playing with ourselves, and that gets boring after a while
Just ask everyones favorite celebrity, the one who made being famous unpopular, Kim Kardashian! She ended up on the net, because she got her freak on at someone elses place, amateur mistake, which is why she couldn't get control of that little movie she made with Mr Random Stranger Guy.....(EG)
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25 rfields5421: His warrants did not pop up. A police officer recognized the name from new reports - checked with the outstanding warrants database - and discovered
26 EK413: I understand the authorities ain't taking any chance regardless of it being a hoax but was it really necessary to turn the aircraft around to the air
27 copter808: They will usually go to the most "practical" airport, after considering all the options. I don't know exactly where they were when they turned around
28 rfields5421: Returning to a major US Airways hub, especially the origin airport, makes the inconvenience much less for passengers. Going into a smaller, closer ai
29 EK413: Cheers... Thanks for the detailed responses and that certainly makes perfect sense on the air turn back to the airport of origin... EK413
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