Police: Plane Lands After Man Pesters Crew
Posted: 11:38 a.m. EDT July 10, 2002
Updated: 12:37 p.m. EDT July 10, 2002
MIAMI -- An Atlanta to Miami AirTran flight was met by police at Miami International Airport today after officials say a man asked to get into the cockpit.
Police say the man, who is reported to be a Bolivian national in his 50s and is mentally challenged, was questioned then released to his mother.
Police say the man wanted a tour of the cockpit and when he did not get it, he became insistent, but the crew said that they never felt threatened at any time.
"There was a young man who wanted a tour, there was a language barrier and no cockpit penetration," said Heather Rosenker, a TSA spokeswoman. Rosenker said she did not know at what point the man asked for the tour. Nelda Fonticella, a Miami-Dade Police spokeswoman, said the man did not force his way into the cockpit and was not carrying a weapon. The man's name was not immediately available
Posted: 11:38 a.m. EDT July 10, 2002
Updated: 12:37 p.m. EDT July 10, 2002
MIAMI -- An Atlanta to Miami AirTran flight was met by police at Miami International Airport today after officials say a man asked to get into the cockpit.
Police say the man, who is reported to be a Bolivian national in his 50s and is mentally challenged, was questioned then released to his mother.
Police say the man wanted a tour of the cockpit and when he did not get it, he became insistent, but the crew said that they never felt threatened at any time.
"There was a young man who wanted a tour, there was a language barrier and no cockpit penetration," said Heather Rosenker, a TSA spokeswoman. Rosenker said she did not know at what point the man asked for the tour. Nelda Fonticella, a Miami-Dade Police spokeswoman, said the man did not force his way into the cockpit and was not carrying a weapon. The man's name was not immediately available