Note also there has been an unusual spike in activity at this airport today:
Several Flights Diverted to Cleveland Hopkins with Emergency on board
CLEVELAND - An unruly passenger caused a flight from Chicago to Germany to be diverted to Cleveland, an airport spokesperson said.The United Airlines 777 jet landed at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at about 5:30 p.m. Friday.Jackie Mayo, spokesperson for the airport, said a passenger on Flight 944 headed to Frankfurt was acting “suspicious and unruly,” and would not comply with the flight crew's request to settle down. As a result, the flight was diverted to Cleveland to have the passenger removed.When the plane landed, Mayo said K9 dogs searched the plane as a safety measure.The passenger was taken off the plane and was being held for questioning by the FBI. Mayo said she did not know if he had been charged and was not aware of any injuries.The plane refueled in Cleveland and was cleared for takeoff without the passenger at about 7 p.m.Mayo wasn’t able to provide more details about the incident. Keep checking newsnet5.com for more information.
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I am on the plane and we have NOT refueled. We will be taxing to the terminal and unloading the plane.
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The plane was then refueled and cleared to continue its journey to Frankfurt, but after remaining on the runaway for a few hours, the plane taxied back to a gate.
Steve Jackson, with the Cleveland FBI, said late Friday that the aircraft would remain grounded overnight because the flight crew had exceeded the allowed number of hours while on duty.
A flight tracker for Hopkins Airport indicated that passengers who were on the diverted flight (United 944) were moved to a different plane, and scheduled for departure at 11 p.m.
Jackson said the suspect was being held by Cleveland police while FBI agents investigated the incident.
http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-flight-diverted-cleveland-unruly-passenger-txt,0,7993697.story?track=rss
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