AA flight diverted.."suspicious" pax

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - An American Airlines flight was diverted to New York early on Thursday after the crew reported a suspicious passenger in what the FBI said was a misunderstanding.
"TSA is looking into the incident, but at this time there is no nexus to terrorism," the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement.
American Flight 136 from Los Angeles to London made an emergency landing "out of an abundance of caution" at JFK Airport at 2:30 a.m. after a flight attendant identified a suspicious passenger, TSA said. The flight was canceled and passengers were rebooked on other flights.
American Airlines said the passenger was handed over to the FBI.
An FBI spokesman said the matter was closed and was due a "misunderstanding between the crew and where this passenger came from or who he was."
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told CNN he had received a report the man in question was an employee who was traveling in a private capacity.
"It may very well turn out that this is nothing more than a misunderstanding with an employee who used an employee bus to get on a plane for a private flight," Chertoff said.
CNN said security agents boarded the plane and took a man off. The network said the pilot initially told passengers the plane did not have enough fuel.
The Boeing 777-200 was carrying 218 passengers and 14 crew members, the airline said

 

[Baze]

Uh, what? People do this all the time. As long as you have a boarding pass and go through security, who cares how you go to the terminal?

"It may very well turn out that this is nothing more than a misunderstanding with an employee who used an employee bus to get on a plane for a private flight," Chertoff said.

 

[densoo]

Here comes another clamp down non-rev employee flying.

 

[GuppyWN]

Rampers don't go through security. Probably used his SIDA badge to get to the gate and viola.

Gup

 

[Baze]

Well, if he bypassed security to get on a flight, then he deserves whatever is coming to him.

He should have known better. Unless, he didn't pay attention during new hire orientation.

Rampers don't go through security. Probably used his SIDA badge to get to the gate and viola.

Gup

 

[SoberIrishman]

A moron. Hope he, or she, gets busted big time for the sake of the rest of us. TSA is quite clear on this-you have to have been through "TSA" security screening at some point during the day (and not left the secure area thereafter) before a flight in a non-rev capacity, anywhere, period!

I don't agree with it, but that's the way they see it.

Once again, don't screw it up for all other airline employees, SIDA badge or not!