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Subscribe to RSSA flight was forced to land at the Philadelphia International Airport due to what was believed to be smoke on the plane.
Officials said the plane departed from Philly International shortly before 6 a.m. and was headed to Cleveland.
Around 6:20 a.m., there was an indication of smoke on the plane, according to officials and the plane was forced to land as a precaution.
No one was injured during the landing and crews said there was no smoke or fire on the plane.
The 47 passengers as well as the crew left the plane and were taken back to the terminal. All the passengers will be accommodated by United Airlines.
Crews inspected the plane and said they found nothing wrong.
Other runways were closed for 11 minutes but have since reopened.
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" All the passengers will be accommodated by United Airlines."
Been that - you're screwed. You'lll be in the overhead on the next trip.
Just another day in airline paradise!
see what happens when you don't have a smoking section on the plane?
Are you in 2-27 wolf?
I have been in 1/27 2/27 and 4/27.take your pick...lol Nec Aspera Terrent
special report....we don't know anything yet...special report...we don't know anything yet....special report...
just wondering scooter..are you in eastern or western..i would bet on western..just for the heck of it i was raised near shenandoah..sw iowa.
hi wolfhound, been there. not many places i havent been. all 48 lower states. im a contractor and get to travel allot. ( aerospace inspection and master machinist)
im about 8 blocks from the Mississippi river bout 30 miles south of the QCA I-80
merry x-mas
thanks scooter.i've been in the Army now since 83 and i have been a few places too..Merry Xmas to you as well. I won't make it back to the states for Xmas but i will retire in Feb.(mandatory age deal,unavoidable) so have a good time for me, ok?Take charge...LOL
thanks for anwering,just feeling a little low right now.i guess i'll hi the sack and get some a couple hrs of sleep before it's time to wake up the troops.
sleep well wolfhound....be safe....come on feb. ( hey double dip time...cool) come back this way give me a shout. meanwhile drop a line once in awhile via the link i sent your e mail.
later.
Get a room.
bet people are standing line to get back on that air plane.
good point warren....have a x-mas cookie........
Merry xxx-mas scooter... :-)
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porn or booze?
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Christmas wish list perhaps?
use the national guard to patrol the school ,one guardsman will do the job ,no extra cost to the taxpayer,they spend a weekend a month if not on active duty and this could be part of their commitment,this would be better then having teachers armed,we use crossing guards to get the kids to school and I think that this is an easy solution to this problem ,instead of banning guns and fighting with the NRA.remember it is people who kill and if they are faced with a armed national guard trooper they will back down.Our politicians are only concerned with holding their jobs so dont expect them to do anything for us, the common people ,we will have to march and gain support to get this done in a sensible manner.Oh by the way lets dump any politician that wont swear to be in the same govt programs as we are, we have been so foolish to let these jerks make rules for us over the years and they exclude themselves as if they are better then us,Wake up America
Glad to see you have the holiday spirit, richie. BTW, it's people with guns kill people.
Guns HELP people kill people. Got it?
People with Guns kill people
People with Knives kill people
People with Bombs kill people
People with Clubs kill people
People texting while driving kill people
People Drunk driving kill people
Hmmm get rid of the people who kill and the problem is solved.
Old Pilot
Good reply, but too simple to be seen by most? lol
This is really crummy journalism. Read the first half or so. We know nothing of the type of aircraft or the airline (until later).
Thats why there is a note on the bottom "Breaking News Story "
It's been breaking most of the day.
Ban airplanes, someone could have died.
Airplanes don't kill people, airlines do...
Pull the plane and do a full in flight inspection. A non repeatable on-ground problem does not mean a problem does not exist. If people smelled smoke, there's a problem somewhere.
Do a full in flight inspection??? lol
This is news? The FAA receives and processes many Service Difficulty Reports for events like this every day. Now back to Lindsy Lohan!
Never did say for sure WHICH airline company had the problem, just that United would handle it...
How about some info on what type of aircraft and what airline (it may be United, but that was not directly said).
better to be safe than sorry ---alot of lives were at stake
I think I know what happened, it happen to me once while working (I]m a Flight Attendant) a flt out of Boston, sometimes when they apply the de-ice liquid some of it goes thru the AC vent and smoke can come into the cabin the reason experienced crews don't get scare is due to the smell, this type of smoke has a "cotton candy" aroma and not the usual " burn aroma" from a real fire.
The plane is fine folks. It was just that darn hippie smokeing a joint in the restroom. Fasten your seat belts while we open a door and throw that hippie out at 10,000 feet!
Was that smokes on a plane or snakes?? hmm...
Merry Christmas everyone! Oh, I quit flying when they found bogus parts in the space shuttle, Wonder how many counterfeit bolts are holding our aircraft together? Then there's always the chance of gremlins or a man on the wing.
So was it a United Airlines plane? The story just says "a plane". It does say that United will accomodate the passengers but why did the story just say "an airplane"....why not state the airline duh.