AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Alaska Airlines pilot locked down cockpit after passengers allegedly threatened to seize aircraft
An Alaska Airlines pilot halted his Boeing 737 on the taxiway at Miami International Airport and called for law enforcement after flight attendants reported that passengers had threatened to take over the plane, yet both disruptive travelers walked free without arrest. The crew of Flight 305, bound for Seattle, was taxiing for departure on Sunday […] The post Alaska Airlines pilot locked down cockpit after passengers allegedly threatened to seize aircraft appeared first on American Almanac .
An Alaska Airlines pilot halted his Boeing 737 on the taxiway at Miami International Airport and called for law enforcement after flight attendants reported that passengers had threatened to take over the plane, yet both disruptive travelers walked free without arrest. The crew of Flight 305, bound for Seattle, was taxiing for departure on Sunday evening when the pilot radioed air traffic control with an urgent message: customers onboard were making threats. Within moments, the situation escalated. The pilot set the parking brake, shut down the engine, and initiated a full lockdown protocol, cockpit doors sealed, aircraft stopped cold on the taxiway. Air traffic control audio obtained by ATCapp , an air traffic control tracking service,…Open