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What: Delta/Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Amsterdam to Detroit
Where: Detroit
When: Dec 27th 2009
Who: Individual aboard Delta flight
Why: On arrival to Detroit, a passenger locked himself in the bathroom and became verbally abusive. The flight crew notified law enforcement.
The passenger was a Nigerian citizen (originating in Lagos) via Amsterdam without checked luggage, similar to the Northwest incident on December 25.
George’s Point of View
One cannot help but wonder if this was
- -A copy cat incident
- -A co-conspirator
- -A terrorist who tried to mix the chemicals inside his stomach this time instead of on his leg. (No wonder he locked himself in the bathroom)
- -Some poor smuck with Montazuma’s revenge
- -A random rude guy who picked the wrong day to cuss out authority
- -Bad news for future passengers from Nigeria
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