Passenger trys to blow up Delta flight

[VVM]

This incident happened about 20 minutes out did it not?  So, he was already in his seat for arrival.  How is this rule going to help?

Anybody who is that intent on blowing an airliner up could simply go to the toilet say 1 1/2 hours before landing with a wash bag, prepare and carry out the attack when in their seat later.  It would appear that that story is just mean to calm and reassure passengers, but in reality it won't really help at all.

[ApplePie]

Thinking about making a new rule that makes all passengers stay in there seats 1 hour prior to landing.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091226/ap_ ... egulations

Hey, why don't they just handcuff all of us at the beginning of the flight?

[DaveSims]

[quote]This incident happened about 20 minutes out did it not?

[DaveSims]

Thinking about making a new rule that makes all passengers stay in there seats 1 hour prior to landing.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091226/ap_ ... egulations

Hey, why don't they just handcuff all of us at the beginning of the flight?

Personally I'm waiting for the day we all have to strip down and put on hospital gowns for a flight.  But even then there are been incidents of terrorists hiding explosives in "other" places.  It is funny how no other form of transportation receives as much scrutiny, from both the government and those who seek to do harm.  Just as the 9/11 attacks did, they shut down the airspace system, and the country, for days, even weeks in some cases.  And changed the world forever...

[tcco94]

UPDATE-
The new update is that the father of the terrorist (if we can call him that) warned the U.S. before the attack.

Sorry heres the link- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091227/ap_ ... telligence

Hmmmm....
I dont think I like that information.... :-/

[Ivan]

Well they should have done a full check on that flight as it came from Nigeria...

You know, where Air France almost crashed because there were cows walking on the runway.
And where Hydro Air landed on a closed runway that was completely broken up for maintenance because they forgot to turn the lights off

[Sir_Crashalot]

Well they should have done a full check on that flight as it came from Nigeria...

You know, where Air France almost crashed because there were cows walking on the runway.
And where Hydro Air landed on a closed runway that was completely broken up for maintenance because they forgot to turn the lights off

Wikipedia on Lagos Airport:

[quote]Accidents and incidents
On 23 November 1996, hijackers forced Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, bound from Mumbai and Addis Ababa to Abidjan through many stops (including Lagos), to crash into the Indian Ocean.

On 30 January 2000, Kenya Airways Flight 431 was originally intended to fly from Nairobi to Lagos to Abidjan, but the flight diverted to Abidjan. The aircraft hit the water after takeoff to Lagos.

On 28 November 2003, Lagos control cleared Hydro Air 501, a Boeing 747-200 from Brussels Airport for a landing at Runway 19R. The aircraft ended up hitting a stack of asphalt, then slewed left with its first engine in contact with the surface until the nose wheel came to rest in a drainage ditch. The Ministry of Aviation report concluded that the cause of the accident was that the aircraft was cleared to land on a runway that was

[Hagar]

Well they should have done a full check on that flight as it came from Nigeria...

You know, where Air France almost crashed because there were cows walking on the runway.
And where Hydro Air landed on a closed runway that was completely broken up for maintenance because they forgot to turn the lights off

Wikipedia on Lagos Airport:

[quote]Accidents and incidents
On 23 November 1996, hijackers forced Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, bound from Mumbai and Addis Ababa to Abidjan through many stops (including Lagos), to crash into the Indian Ocean.

On 30 January 2000, Kenya Airways Flight 431 was originally intended to fly from Nairobi to Lagos to Abidjan, but the flight diverted to Abidjan. The aircraft hit the water after takeoff to Lagos.

On 28 November 2003, Lagos control cleared Hydro Air 501, a Boeing 747-200 from Brussels Airport for a landing at Runway 19R. The aircraft ended up hitting a stack of asphalt, then slewed left with its first engine in contact with the surface until the nose wheel came to rest in a drainage ditch. The Ministry of Aviation report concluded that the cause of the accident was that the aircraft was cleared to land on a runway that was

[DaveSims]

Well they should have done a full check on that flight as it came from Nigeria...

You know, where Air France almost crashed because there were cows walking on the runway.
And where Hydro Air landed on a closed runway that was completely broken up for maintenance because they forgot to turn the lights off

Wikipedia on Lagos Airport:

[quote]Accidents and incidents
On 23 November 1996, hijackers forced Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, bound from Mumbai and Addis Ababa to Abidjan through many stops (including Lagos), to crash into the Indian Ocean.

On 30 January 2000, Kenya Airways Flight 431 was originally intended to fly from Nairobi to Lagos to Abidjan, but the flight diverted to Abidjan. The aircraft hit the water after takeoff to Lagos.

On 28 November 2003, Lagos control cleared Hydro Air 501, a Boeing 747-200 from Brussels Airport for a landing at Runway 19R. The aircraft ended up hitting a stack of asphalt, then slewed left with its first engine in contact with the surface until the nose wheel came to rest in a drainage ditch. The Ministry of Aviation report concluded that the cause of the accident was that the aircraft was cleared to land on a runway that was

[BFMF]

Thinking about making a new rule that makes all passengers stay in there seats 1 hour prior to landing.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091226/ap_ ... egulations

Hey, why don't they just handcuff all of us at the beginning of the flight?

Personally I'm waiting for the day we all have to strip down and put on hospital gowns for a flight.

[tcco94]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091229/pl ... cksnigeria

Al-Qaeda claims jet attack

[BFMF]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091229/pl_afp/usattacksnigeria

Al-Qaeda claims jet attack

As horrible as this blatant, pre-meditated attack is, they should be embarrassed by trying to claim this as one of their own operations

[expat]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091229/pl_afp/usattacksnigeria

Al-Qaeda claims jet attack

As horrible as this blatant, pre-meditated attack is, they should be embarrassed by trying to claim this as one of their own operations ::)

Yes, we would just like to advertise that fact that we cocked up. I mean if an engineering graduate can't get it right on the night, then it must be time to pack up and go home

Or a resounding success. After all it will now take you an extra three hours to get through security

Matt

[DaveSims]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091229/pl_afp/usattacksnigeria

Al-Qaeda claims jet attack

As horrible as this blatant, pre-meditated attack is, they should be embarrassed by trying to claim this as one of their own operations ::)

Yes, we would just like to advertise that fact that we cocked up. I mean if an engineering graduate can't get it right on the night, then it must be time to pack up and go home

Or a resounding success. After all it will now take you an extra three hours to get through security

Matt

That is just it, they got us to react and start a panic.  They don't even need to blow up the plane to accomplish their mission.

[tcco94]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091229/pl_afp/usattacksnigeria

Al-Qaeda claims jet attack

As horrible as this blatant, pre-meditated attack is, they should be embarrassed by trying to claim this as one of their own operations ::)

Yes, we would just like to advertise that fact that we cocked up. I mean if an engineering graduate can't get it right on the night, then it must be time to pack up and go home

Or a resounding success. After all it will now take you an extra three hours to get through security

Matt

That is just it, they got us to react and start a panic.