Father: Man detained on diverted trans-Atlantic flight is former Air Force member from Florida

Dad: Fla. man detained on flight never in trouble

ATLANTA — The father of an ex-U.S. Air Force member who was detained on a trans-Atlantic flight after allegedly claiming he had explosives in his luggage and a fake passport says his son lives a squeaky clean life and has never been in trouble before.

Richard Stansberry told The Associated Press that the man detained after Tuesday’s flight was diverted to Maine is 26-year-old Derek Stansberry of Riverview, Fla.

He says government officials questioned him and told him his son was being detained.

Stansberry says he has no idea what happened. He says his son served four years in the Air Force before leaving last year for a job in the private sector.

There were 235 passengers and 13 crew aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 273. The Paris-to-Atlanta flight landed safely just after 3:30 p.m. at Bangor International Airport.