False hijack alarm - Plane Diverted


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Source: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/6305-home...alsehijack.html

Plane Diverted

WASHINGTON (AP) June 3, 2005 — Canadian fighter jets intercepted an airliner over the Atlantic on Friday after the aircraft emitted a false alert indicating a hijacking was in progress. The plane landed safely in Canada.

Homeland Security Department spokeswoman Katie Montgomery said that Virgin Atlantic Airways Flight 45 was en route from London's Heathrow Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, when the aircraft began emitting code 7500, which indicates a hijacking is in progress.

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"It's a false alarm," said Virgin Atlantic spokeswoman Brooke Lawer. "The transponder sent out a false alert."

Lawer said the airline has been in contact with the captain and the flight crew.

"The flight deck door is locked and secured," she said.

After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, airlines were required to install bulletproof doors to the cockpit and to keep them closed to prevent hijackers from taking over planes.

North American Aerospace Defense Command Lt. Cmdr. Sean Kelly said Canadian fighter jets escorted the plane to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where it landed without incident.

Montgomery said the Homeland Security Department was checking other indicators to confirm the pilots' information.

Copyright Associated Press 2005. All Rights Reserved

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That was scary when I heard it on TV. I was like OMGWTFBBQ another 9-11 holy crap. I called like 30 people and told them to turn on there tv, there had been a hijacking (This was before they announced that the pilot had said it was a fals alarm that there was no problems and the cockpit was secure).

Scared me alot tbh

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Thank god it was sent to canada or the americans would be explaining why they shot down a passenger plane :| :p

Edit : i was going to say i was joking........but i can't be sure i am nowadays. I'm not anti-american, that's not what i'm about. but the legacy of 9/11 has left more paranoia than fear. Fear is an instinct, paranoia is chaotic.

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Yeah I dont really know why Canadian jets had to intercept it, but I guess it was coming from an angle that was closer to Nova Scotia than any American coast. The article doesnt really go too far in saying much about it, unfortunately.

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Atleast they're prepared and seems like the situation was dealt with pretty well.

Or atleast that's what they want us to think.... :shifty:

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Thank god it was sent to canada or the americans would be explaining why they shot down a passenger plane :| :p

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We wouldn't have to. It's known that if you enter american airspace and are instructed to not to, your shot down. Same thing wich flights around major cities. Like chicago, you enter there airspace and you don't identify or thers a problem on board you'll be diverted and if you don't your shot down. Simple. Don't mess with us Americans :p.

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Yeah I dont really know why Canadian jets had to intercept it, but I guess it was coming from an angle that was closer to Nova Scotia than any American coast. The article doesnt really go too far in saying much about it, unfortunately.

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Simple! What if a hijacker is standing there with a gun next to the pilots head making him says "everything is fine up here, dont worry". Thats why fighters were sent up, the second that plane went off-course, they would have been there if action was needed.

I think its better safe, to have fighters up there on standby, rather than 100 miles away on the ground.

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Simple! What if a hijacker is standing there with a gun next to the pilots head making him says "everything is fine up here, dont worry". Thats why fighters were sent up, the second that plane went off-course, they would have been there if action was needed.

I think its better safe, to have fighters up there on standby, rather than 100 miles away on the ground.

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I'm sure he mean't why they were Canadian.....not questioning the fact they sent fighters up. And as he said, it was because the plane was in canadian airspace (or closer to canada than any other country.)

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It would have been NORAD that issued the scramble command, and they would have issued which fighters were to go. Dont forgot NORAD = North American Radar, but this also covers north/western Canada, so it would have been whoever was in charge at NORAD at the time, not the specific government.

But as you said, choosing fighters would all depend on response rate, national borders, etc

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I'm sure he mean't why they were Canadian.....not questioning the fact they sent fighters up.  And as he said, it was because the plane was in canadian airspace (or closer to canada than any other country.)

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Yeah that is actually what I meant.

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We wouldn't have to. It's known that if you enter american airspace and are instructed to not to, your shot down. Same thing wich flights around major cities. Like chicago, you enter there airspace and you don't identify or thers a problem on board you'll be diverted and if you don't your shot down. Simple. Don't mess with us Americans :p.

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Why not, becuase of your irrational and over-reactive policys :huh: Someone made a boo boo...NUKE THEM NOWWWWW :D

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