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| Flight 253 Passengers to get Vouchers |
| 2009-12-31 |
| Still nothing from WH for Flying Dutchman ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc. is offering travel credits to passengers on the Amsterstam-to-Detroit flight that a suspected terrorist tried and failed to blow up on Christmas. Spokeswoman Susan Elliott told The Associated Press on Wednesday the world's biggest carrier is notifying passengers about the vouchers. The amount wasn't disclosed. Delta is offering its gratitude to one of the passengers who subdued the suspect. Elliott declined to say whether that passenger would receive additional compensation beyond the travel voucher. The 23-year-old suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, arrived in Amsterdam on Friday from Lagos, Nigeria, on a KLM flight. After a layover of less than three hours in the international departure hall, the suspect passed through a security check at the gate in Amsterdam, including a hand baggage scan and a metal detector, and headed to the Northwest flight. He did not pass through a full-body scanner. Officials said Abdulmutallab apparently assembled the explosive device, including 80 grams of Pentrite, or PETN, in the aircraft toilet, then planned to detonate it with a syringe of chemicals. Passengers intervened, and the plan failed. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Luckily Janet wasn't on the plane and near the bomber, she would have ruminated, "Gee, how rude, isn't this a no smoking flight?" |
| Posted by: hammerhead 2009-12-31 21:27 |
| #8 At the risk of commenting here upon a story or two that may be posted further on ( i hate reading ahead and spoiling the ending) Drudge has two intersting srticles relative to 253 and TSA; the interview of a Michigan Attorney that states there was more than one person hauled away and responses to the FBI's U-turnable stories about it, and the two bloggers supeaned by the TSA, one lost his laptop and the other is counter suing.... any bets that there is some Chicago style justice in play here? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2009-12-31 16:33 |
| #7 Redneck Jim: I'd add on to the voucher any children he might have in the future, up until they reach the age of 18. |
| Posted by: Chemist 2009-12-31 13:53 |
| #6 Y'all miss the point, when Heroism is rewarded, there will be more Heroes, a very GOOD and desired result. It's plain Any Government, (Not just the Obamanation's LOOK AWAY, is NOT CAPABLE of stopping this shit, so the passengers who want to live another day MUST be on guard |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-12-31 13:25 |
| #5 Kevin Bacon as a Delta ticket agent |
| Posted by: lex 2009-12-31 11:40 |
| #4 Respectfully decline invitation to lunch with Ms. Napolitano. Ick! |
| Posted by: Dutchman 2009-12-31 11:27 |
| #3 travel credits? wow they will give you more than 1 chance too get your ass blown up |
| Posted by: chris 2009-12-31 11:04 |
| #2 Invite the Dutchman to lunch with Neapolitano so she could explain "how the system works". |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins**** 2009-12-31 08:05 |
| #1 If I were CEO of DELTA, I'd issue your Dutch Hero with a "Fly Free Forever, laminated picture ID, and about a million bucks (Or so) not to mention a hearty "Well Done", Allow him one other (Girlfriend/spouse) passenger along for ANY free ride. (Reservations Required so he can be greeted and wined/dined) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-12-31 00:38 |