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EX500rider

(10,835 posts)
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 08:53 PM Mar 2018

Spirit Flt#237 diverted due to bomb threat

Ft Lauderdale to Medellin, Colombia

1st hand report, I was on flight, last Friday.
2 hours into flight commotion up at front of plane maybe row 6, I was in 26....Women tells crew there is bomb on plane, we divert to Cartagena, told we were in lock down, not to leave seats, all electronic devices off, we land, park in remote area, cops come on board and drag her off (off her meds i would guess) then wait almost 2 hours while they get bomb sniffing dog and search plane, finally take off again to Medellin, Rio Negro airport, 2 pm landing turns into 5:30ish...just in time for Medellin's massive rush hour gridlock..lol....no use of the heads for almost 3 hours.

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