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To: Sully- who wrote (66007)	8/31/2004 11:10:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	Respond to of 793964

Lets hope it is a hoax-- and the perps are found to spend about 80 years in jail..

To: Sully- who wrote (66007)	9/1/2004 12:52:24 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 793964

Bomb threat diverts plane to Pittsburgh By Michael Hasch and Brandon Keat Pittsburgh TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, September 1, 2004 An American Airlines flight from Chicago to New York was diverted Tuesday night to Pittsburgh International Airport after a bomb threat was found on the plane, federal officials said. The plane landed safely at 9:43 p.m. and the passengers and crew members were safely evacuated, said Amy Von Walter, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration. A search was conducted of the cargo area and passenger compartment, she said, and the passengers and baggage were rescreened. JoAnn Jenny, of the Allegheny County Airport Authority, said after the rescreening process was completed, the passengers were bused to the terminal to board another American Airlines plane to complete the flight to LaGuardia Airport. The problem occurred about 9:15 p.m. when a bomb threat was found written on a tray table attached to the rear of a seat, Von Walter said. The pilot was immediately notified and made the decision to land in Pittsburgh, she said. American Airlines Flight 346 departed from Chicago O'Hare International Airport at 7 p.m. Central Daylight Time, and was due to land at LaGuardia Airport in New York City at 10:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. There were 130 passengers and a crew of five on the plane, said a spokeswoman for the airlines based in Fort Worth, Texas. Von Walter said she believed the flight originated in San Jose, Calif. When airport officials were alerted of the problem by the pilot, Allegheny County Police, the FBI and other agencies were notified. Emergency firefighters and medical personnel stood by as the plane was taken to a remote area of the airfield. The FBI sent agents to the airport to investigate, said Special Agent William J. Crowley of the FBI's Pittsburgh office. The agency must act "with an abundance of caution" when threats involving aircraft are made, he said. About 150 passengers aboard a flight from London were held on a plane at Pittsburgh International Airport for about an hour on Aug. 19 while authorities checked out what turned out to be graffiti in one of the plane's restrooms. For most observers, nothing appeared out of the ordinary at the airport in Findlay when the plane landed last night and the search began. Flight boards didn't indicate any delays, and security guards were scarce. Darlene Keefer, of Portland, Ore., who was on a flight from Portland that landed about 9:15 p.m. said she didn't notice anything unusual either on the tarmac or in the gate area. "I'm just glad it wasn't my plane," she said. Paul Long, 26, of Portland, who had driven to Pittsburgh earlier, was at the airport to pick up Keefer and other relatives arriving for a wedding. Long said he was smoking a cigarette outside the baggage claim area when two firetrucks pulled up. Personnel on the firetrucks were wearing silver suits and face masks. Long said he was not overly alarmed. "I walked in, and there was no red alert, no one telling us to evacuate the building," he said. "I figured they had it under control." One of Long's relatives, Debbie Gearhart, 50, of Fayette County, said when she saw the firetrucks, "the first thing in my mind was maybe a bomb threat in the building." Michael Hasch and Brandon Keat can be reached at mhasch@tribweb.com or (412) 320-7820. pittsburghlive.com