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http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=83684
Web Editor: Michael King
Last Modified: 8/22/2006 10:49:40 PM
An AirTran flight from Atlanta to New York’s LaGuardia Airport made an emergency landing in Charlotte on Tuesday night after a flight attendant noticed that a passenger had a bottle of water.
The flight, AirTran Flight 372 with 137 passengers and 5 crew members left the gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport at 5:53 p.m., but due to the heavy thundershowers in Metro Atlanta, the plane had to sit on the tarmac in Atlanta until the weather cleared.
The flight departed Atlanta at 7:39 p.m.
Shortly after take-off, when the flight attendants made their cabin check, one of them noticed a passenger pulling out a bottle of water. The flight attendant immediately notified the captain.
Based on new federal regulations after the recent uncovered terror plot, the plane made an emergency landing at Charlotte’s Douglas International Airport.
The flight was met in Charlotte by authorities and TSA officials. Everyone was escorted off of the airplane; the passenger with the water was interviewed by police. Everyone else was re-screened.
The plane was given the okay to continue on to New York City after 10 p.m. Tuesday. The water-bearing passenger was allowed to continue along with the other passengers on the flight.
Web Editor: Michael King
Last Modified: 8/22/2006 10:49:40 PM
An AirTran flight from Atlanta to New York’s LaGuardia Airport made an emergency landing in Charlotte on Tuesday night after a flight attendant noticed that a passenger had a bottle of water.
The flight, AirTran Flight 372 with 137 passengers and 5 crew members left the gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport at 5:53 p.m., but due to the heavy thundershowers in Metro Atlanta, the plane had to sit on the tarmac in Atlanta until the weather cleared.
The flight departed Atlanta at 7:39 p.m.
Shortly after take-off, when the flight attendants made their cabin check, one of them noticed a passenger pulling out a bottle of water. The flight attendant immediately notified the captain.
Based on new federal regulations after the recent uncovered terror plot, the plane made an emergency landing at Charlotte’s Douglas International Airport.
The flight was met in Charlotte by authorities and TSA officials. Everyone was escorted off of the airplane; the passenger with the water was interviewed by police. Everyone else was re-screened.
The plane was given the okay to continue on to New York City after 10 p.m. Tuesday. The water-bearing passenger was allowed to continue along with the other passengers on the flight.
