UAI Air liner being escorted into JFK, whats going on?

It's on CNN right now

No sources yet. but being escorted by fighters.

SkyNewsBreak Reports: Two US fighter jets are escorting a passenger flight to JFK Airport. (twitter)

Seriously, WTF is going on?

A plane will only be escorted in the event of a hijack, I believe. That's the protocol.

reply to post by Khaaaaaan!!


My Reuters twitter says there's no known threat and that's it's associated with the other packages from Yemen. If no threat, then why the escort?

Odd I agree.

pls keep us up to date :O

nothing on german tv so far

reply to post by infinite


whoa. just noticed this as well. lets hope its is just a precaution.

hm german news say...they thought theres a bomb on board but the couldnt find anything...no danger anymore..they say


add: ah i think this was another plane than :S

I think it might be a tad over reaction. But I am not sure.

It is a bit bizarre to escort a plane with two fighter jets without a serious incident on board.

reply to post by Khaaaaaan!!


It's related to the over-hype that started earlier, with the UPS jets, and "suspect" packages....the Emirates airliner has a "package from Yemen" on board, as cargo. It is just an over-reaction.

reply to post by Khaaaaaan!!


The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release October 29, 2010
Statement of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

Last night, intelligence and law enforcement agencies discovered potential suspicious packages on two planes in transit to the United States. Based on close cooperation among U.S. government agencies and with our foreign allies and partners, authorities were able to identify and examine two suspicious packages, one in East Midlands, United Kingdom, and one in Dubai. Both of these packages originated from Yemen. As a result of security precautions triggered by this threat, the additional measures were taken regarding the flights at Newark Liberty and Philadelphia International Airports.

The President was notified of a potential terrorist threat on Thursday night at 10:35, by John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter-terrorism. The President directed U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and the Department of Homeland Security, to take steps to ensure the safety and security of the American people, and to determine whether these threats are a part of any additional terrorist plotting. The President has received regular updates from his national security team since he was alerted to the
threat.
www.whitehouse.gov...

I just saw this on Drudge, this is going to be nothing...... hopefully!

Fox news has a live feed if anyone is interested. The plane is just sitting on the Tarmac right now.

interactive.foxnews.com...

BREAKING: Emirates flight from Dubai will be escorted by US fighter jets into JFK as 'precaution' as there is cargo from Yemen on board-reuters

Conflicting reports;

Some are suggesting a passenger jet with a "disturbance" on board, others are mentioning a cargo plane instead. However, I'm being told the plane is being forced to land...

In fact...I am hearing...

The US believe this is a "dummy run"

reply to post by DerbyCityLights


Nope.

I'm writing this at 15:25 EDT, airplane is still abut 80 miles from NYC.

flightaware.com...

There is NO THREAT!! Not from that airplane. It is over-hyped, typical for a slow news day...

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(DHS is scrutinizing ALL manifests, passengers and cargo, of flights from the Middle East, especially Yemen....heightened awareness of possible plots, "dry run" tests is being suggested)

reply to post by weedwhacker


Yeah over-hyped is an understatement. This is a massive overreaction, if it's a "dummy run". Fighter jets are usually scrabbled in the event of a hijack. What a wonderful way to scare the population

Remind me never to order ink cartridges from America, or send them.

reply to post by weedwhacker



Didnt realize there were two planes. I only read about this one a little while ago on Drudge. Been at work all day

With this terror alert, you'd almost think Americans were getting ready to vote in an election...

....oh wait

Thats a whole lot of action for planes with no real threat...

A crew member aboard a UPS plane arriving to Philadelphia from Paris, France later notified authorities on approach about a suspicious package. The crew member described a possible radiological component to the package, the incident report said. The two occupants safely exited the aircraft after landing in a remote area of the airport.

A second UPS plane was isolated near the UPS terminal at the Philadelphia airport before take off, the report said.

A third UPS plane, which arrived at Newark Liberty Airport from East Midlands in the U.K., was investigated, but UPS says it was cleared and proceeded on to Louisville, KY.

Two UPS trucks in Brooklyn and Queens, N.Y., were also investigated and cleared, officials said.

Law enforcement officials also are investigating a suspicious packages in Portland, Maine. No word on whether that package has any links to UPS or Yemen.

As an additional safety measure, FedEx embargoed all shipments originating from Yemen," said Maury Lane, spokesman for FedEx.

source:
www.foxnews.com...

reply to post by DerbyCityLights


It seems so incoherent to me, unorganised and quite bizarre.

I find this ongoing event to be rather suspicious

BreakingNews Emirates Flight 201 from Dubai lands at JFK; airliner has 1 of 15 packages from Yemen the U.S. wants to inspect# (twitter)

1 of 15?

WTF is going?!

Originally posted by weedwhacker
It is just an over-reaction.

Perhaps but this could definitely be a dry run considering the fake device on the toner cartridge. As the picture below shows, the device was homemade and intended to cause concern. The device looks like someone mounted the inside of a cell phone to the cartridge.
Here is the link: 'Manipulated' toner cartridge