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More crap from the jacka$$ TSA
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica]SPOKANE -- A United Airlines flight from Spokane to Denver was canceled by the airline Tuesday after a security screener reported an odor of alcohol coming from a small group of United crew members, a Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman said.
A United Airlines spokesman, who called it a "false alarm," said a female pilot was tested, with local law enforcement present, and was found to be sober.
Still, Flight 1186, which had been scheduled to depart Spokane International Airport at 2:30 p.m. with 110 passengers, was canceled. Airline operations staff decided the screening issue would take time to sort out and thus made the decision to cancel the flight, said Stephan Roth, a United spokesman in Chicago.
"The screener thought they detected a smell of alcohol" coming from a small group of uniformed United crew members, Lauren Stover, TSA eastern field director, said Tuesday night in a telephone interview. She was the designated after-hours TSA spokeswoman.
"The screener took appropriate steps to advise their supervisor, and the supervisor contacted local law enforcement," Stover said, adding she did not know if the screener was a man or a woman.
Stover said the screener did not key in on one specific United crew member.
United advised TSA it would handle the matter internally, Stover said.
Roth refused to identify the pilot or specify what tests were used.
Passengers were either put on alternative flights or were put up for the night in Spokane at United's expense, Roth said.
"It was an unfortunate false alarm," Roth said, adding the incident was handled according to procedures of the federal Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration.
A Spokane airport spokesman referred inquiries to TSA.[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica]SPOKANE -- A United Airlines flight from Spokane to Denver was canceled by the airline Tuesday after a security screener reported an odor of alcohol coming from a small group of United crew members, a Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman said.
A United Airlines spokesman, who called it a "false alarm," said a female pilot was tested, with local law enforcement present, and was found to be sober.
Still, Flight 1186, which had been scheduled to depart Spokane International Airport at 2:30 p.m. with 110 passengers, was canceled. Airline operations staff decided the screening issue would take time to sort out and thus made the decision to cancel the flight, said Stephan Roth, a United spokesman in Chicago.
"The screener thought they detected a smell of alcohol" coming from a small group of uniformed United crew members, Lauren Stover, TSA eastern field director, said Tuesday night in a telephone interview. She was the designated after-hours TSA spokeswoman.
"The screener took appropriate steps to advise their supervisor, and the supervisor contacted local law enforcement," Stover said, adding she did not know if the screener was a man or a woman.
Stover said the screener did not key in on one specific United crew member.
United advised TSA it would handle the matter internally, Stover said.
Roth refused to identify the pilot or specify what tests were used.
Passengers were either put on alternative flights or were put up for the night in Spokane at United's expense, Roth said.
"It was an unfortunate false alarm," Roth said, adding the incident was handled according to procedures of the federal Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration.
A Spokane airport spokesman referred inquiries to TSA.[/font]
