Delta Airlines Flight Evacuated for Suspicious Device at JFK- UPDATE 4
Delta Airlines 767 sits on the tarmac at JFK (Photo: Ken Murray-New York Daily News)
A Delta Airlines flight bound for Madrid, Spain has been evacuated this (Thursday) evening at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) when a suspicious device was found on board.
Delta Flight 126, a Boeing 767-300 aircraft (registration N1613B), is sitting on the tarmac and the bomb squad is on the scene.
UPDATE – July 13, 2012 – 11:30 PM EDT:
Delta Flight 126 originally took off from JFK at 8:10 PM EDT and turned around about 40 minutes in to the flight to return to JFK.
UPDATE 2 – July 13, 2012 – 11:41 PM EDT:
We’ve just received additional information that a suspect is being held on the aircraft. We will try to confirm this ASAP.
UPDATE 3 – July 14, 2012 – 12:01 AM EDT:
Reuters is reporting that 2 suspects have been taken in to custody…a man of Middle Eastern origin and a woman from Argentina. There were wires found in the toilet of the lavatory of the plane.
UPDATE 4 – July 14, 2012 – 12:21 AM EDT:
Police have now said there was no bomb or explosives found on board the airplane. It’s also been reported that a woman was complaining of being sick, and investigators believed she may have been faking it to cause a distraction and to get the plane to return to New York.
Authorities now say she had nothing to do with the incident.
Category: Airnation
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One New York station just reported it may be a live bomb. :(
Where’s you hear that Hen? It also looks like they had to turn back and land.
That’s correct James.
I’m hearing it’s a false alarm. Someone was sick on board. So how did it turn into a bomb scare???
We’ve heard that too James, but no conformation as of yet.
Reuters says (above) 2 people have been detained.
The authorities are being pretty hush hush about this. Could very well have been a bomb plot.
My sister is on this plane PLEASE tell me where you’re getting the information from. I’m calling Delta and they won’t tell me anything
Diego, We are talking to Delta and some of our news sources. All the passengers were evacuated from the aircraft and there are NO reports of any injuries so I am sure your sister is fine.
They found no traces of any bomb.
Are you able to reach her by phone?
Thank you so much for the information. No, for some reason her phone is off we don’t know why. We’re trying to get someone to help us get in touch with her but no one will help us!
The police is helping my mom get in touch with her I’ll let you know thank you so much for your help!
I bet the authorities are holding everyone so they can screen them. That is typically what they do in cases like this. It’s for the passengers safety.
I understand your worry but she will be fine :)
Thank you so much. We live hours away from the airport that’s why we’re so worried and we don’t know what to do. But thank you so much for the information.
You’re welcome Diego. Keep in mind it could take awhile before you reach her. They have to screen 200 people.
If there’s anything you need just reach out to us.
A police officer let her call us she is fine thank you for everything Kenneth!
You’re welcome Diego. Glad everything is ok. :)
Wow!! I can’t wait to get the final details of this incident. I’m going to guess the two detainees will be going away for a while…
I can’t get any info out of Delta (as usual). But the whole thing is suspicious. I’ve been told there was ‘more’ than just some wire in that lavatory.
Really!? Do you think they were actually “terrorists”?? It will be interesting to see how they smuggled these materials on board, and how these two people were interrupted.
Hard to say. But let’s put it this way: Delta hasn’t always told me the complete truth on stories before. The whole story here doesn’t add up. First a woman was sick, then she wasn’t…then she was and was a decoy. Now, there’s no woman at all. They found ‘a wire’ in the bathroom. No there’s no wire.
What would you think?