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Day: <span>January 5, 2012</span>

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Rogue Phones prompt American Eagle and Air France Diversions


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What: American Eagle Canadair CRJ-700 en route from Nashville, TN to New York, NY
Where: Raleigh Durham
When: Jan 3rd 2012
Who: n/a
Why: Two phones found in the lavatory prompted the pilot to divert to Raleigh Durham.

A passenger who claimed the phones later was removed from the plane and taken custody by the FBI.


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What: Air France Boeing 777-200 en route from Houston,TX to Paris
Where: Houston
When: Jan 3rd 2012
Who: 228 passengers and 15 crew
Why: While en route from Houston, a phone was found aboard. Pilots returned to Houston, where the flight underwent a security check.

The flight landed safely in Paris after a five hour delay.

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