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Suspicious note diverts Detroit flight to San Diego: Delta Flight 1706sits on the tarmac Sunday in Albuqu... http://tinyurl.com/4x8y4va
Bomb Threat In Lavatory Diverts Delta FlightThis morning Delta Air Lines Flight 1706, a Boeing 737-832 (73H), carrying 137 passengers, and 6 crew, departed Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)’s gate A23 at 8:37am, three minutes early, for its 4 hour 46 minute flight to San Diego(SAN), however somewhere over middle America, a Flight Attendant found a note that was interpreted as a bomb threat in one of the airplane’s two rear lavatories. Upon finding the note, the flight attendant brought the threat to the attention of the Captain, who in turn was in contact with the airline directly, and flight 1706 was diverted to Albuquerque International Sunport Airport (ABQ). Upon arrival at ABQ, at 9:54am MDT Delta Flight 1706 taxied to a remote area of the airport where the aircraft was met by Airport Police, Federal Law Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Airport Fire Department, at which time all the passengers and bags were removed from the aircraft. Once all the passengers and baggage were removed from the aircraft, the bags were lined up to be checked fro explosives, while passenger and crew of Delta Flight 1706 were taken off the taxiway to be interviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI). At this time law enforcement has cleared Delta Flight 1706′s aircraft of any explosives threat and ruled the threat to be a hoax, however passengers are continuing to be interviewed by the FBI. This story is currently in progress, with information primarily being provided by an official with a federal agency on scene at ABQ with Delta Flight 1706. More details will be updated later as they become available.http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2011/05/08/bomb-threat-in-lavatory-diverts-delta-flight/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boardingarea%2Fflyingwithfish+%28Flying+With+Fish%29&utm_content=Twitter
Flight diverted to New Mexico over 'security threat'
The Delta Air plane headed for San Diego is in now a "remote location" and passengers are being interviewed.
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A Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to San Diego has been diverted to Albuquerque, N.M. over what authorities are calling a "potential security threat."
Albuquerque International Sunport airport spokesman Daniel Jiron declined to say Sunday what the potential threat was, referring calls to the FBI. FBI spokesman Frank Fisher declined to clarify and said only that agents were investigating.
Jiron says the plane is in a "remote location" at the airport. The passengers, who were taken off the plane, are being interviewed.
He did not immediately know how many passengers are aboard.
The flight, Delta 1706, was diverted at 10 a.m.
