Detroit flight searched, delayed as passenger showing ’suspicious behavior’ investigated
By APWednesday, February 17, 2010
‘Suspicious’ passenger delays flight from Detroit
ROMULUS, Mich. — A Detroit Metropolitan Airport spokesman says police allowed a Pinnacle Airlines flight to depart for Oklahoma City after determining a passenger showing “suspicious behavior” did not pose a threat.
Spokesman Mike Conway says the flight was delayed about 8 p.m. Tuesday while airport police inspected the plane and conducted a background check on the man, who was not arrested.
Neither Conway nor John Allen, an Atlanta-based Transportation Security Administration spokesman, would elaborate on why the man’s behavior prompted the crew to call police.
A message seeking further comment was left with Pinnacle spokesman Joe Williams.
Conway said he didn’t know whether the man was allowed to make the flight to Oklahoma City.
