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DeltaFlot · 03-05-2002, 08:44 PM

Scissors in trash: Airport evacuation
One plane ordered back for rescreening
March 5, 2002 Posted: 2:53 PM EST (1953 GMT)

WINDSOR LOCKS, Connecticut (AP) -- A terminal at Bradley International Airport was evacuated Tuesday and hundreds of passengers had to be rescreened because a pair of scissors was found in a restroom trash can in the terminal's secure area.

One airliner that had just taken off -- American Airlines Flight 623 to San Juan, Puerto Rico -- was ordered back to the airport so its passengers could be sent through metal detectors a second time, said Rowlin Tebbetts, operations manager for the airport outside Hartford.

Flight 623 was back in the air within an hour, said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Some 600 passengers aboard eight flights that had taken off earlier were screened again when they reached their destinations, he said.

In addition, 10 flights awaiting takeoff were delayed while their passengers went back through metal detectors, Tebbetts said.

A janitor found the scissors in a women's bathroom between the metal detectors and the boarding area of Terminal B, Tebbetts said.

03-05-2002, 08:44 PM	#1
DeltaFlot The Patriot Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Laurel, MD Age: 36 Posts: 3,228	Another knee jerk Scissors in trash: Airport evacuation One plane ordered back for rescreening March 5, 2002 Posted: 2:53 PM EST (1953 GMT) WINDSOR LOCKS, Connecticut (AP) -- A terminal at Bradley International Airport was evacuated Tuesday and hundreds of passengers had to be rescreened because a pair of scissors was found in a restroom trash can in the terminal's secure area. One airliner that had just taken off -- American Airlines Flight 623 to San Juan, Puerto Rico -- was ordered back to the airport so its passengers could be sent through metal detectors a second time, said Rowlin Tebbetts, operations manager for the airport outside Hartford. Flight 623 was back in the air within an hour, said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Some 600 passengers aboard eight flights that had taken off earlier were screened again when they reached their destinations, he said. In addition, 10 flights awaiting takeoff were delayed while their passengers went back through metal detectors, Tebbetts said. A janitor found the scissors in a women's bathroom between the metal detectors and the boarding area of Terminal B, Tebbetts said. __________________ Febuary 15, 1898 December 7, 1941 June 8, 1967 September 11, 2001 Never Forget, Never Forgive If you kick the Tiger in the arse, you better be able to deal with the Tiger's teeth.