Air Watch
8 NOVEMBER: PAISLEY, SCOTLAND THREATS 7 NOVEMBER: NEW DELHI
Edward Kelly, 42, John McLister, 35, Alan An anonymous caller claimed that there was a
Winters, 34, and Brian Waters, 35, appeared 4 OCTOBER: NAIROBI bomb on board an Indian Airlines flight en
in court following their alleged behaviour on a The cargo area Jomo Kenyatta airport was evacuated route from Delhi and Sharjah, causing the
Thomas Cook flight to Reus, Spain, in May. It after receipt of a bomb threat. flight’s return.
is claimed they were intoxicated, groped crew, 14 OCTOBER: ATHENS 8 NOVEMBER: NEW YORK
smoked in the toilet and reduced a mother and A TUI Netherlands flight from Kos to Amsterdam A bomb threat resulted in the evacuation of an
her baby to tears. diverted following a bomb threat. American Airlines flight at LaGuardia.
8 NOVEMBER: JAKARTA 24 OCTOBER: HYDERABAD 12 NOVEMBER: MUNICH
25 baggage loaders were arrested in connection with A woman telephoned the CAA stating that a bomb had A Greek aircraft en route to Athens from Paris diverted
thefts from transfer baggage. Those arrested are been placed at the airport. following a bomb threat.
reported to have worked for Garuda, Air Asia, Lion Air 25 OCTOBER: KARACHI 28 NOVEMBER: PANAMA CITY
and Batavia Air. The Airport Security Force received a bomb threat A Mexicana flight preparing for departure to Juarez,
11 NOVEMBER: XINJIANG citing a Malaysian Airlines flight. Mexico, was the subject of a bomb threat telephoned
A court in Xinjiang sentenced three men to death 4 NOVEMBER: HO CHI MINH CITY into the air traffic control tower.
for terrorism and separatism and handed Bui Thi My Huong, a 34-year old Vietnam Airlines flight 29 NOVEMBER: CLEVELAND
suspended death sentences or life imprisonment attendant, claimed to have received a bomb threat on her Maciej Lukasz Buchwald caused the grounding of a
to three others. All were from the Uighur minority mobile phone after take-off for Kuala Lumpur. Investigation Comair flight bound for New York when he claimed
and were found in illegal possession of 16 proved this to be untrue. She was suspended by the airline to have anthrax in his carry-on luggage at the
kilograms of explosives, 67 grenades and two and diagnosed with an acute mental disorder. security checkpoint.
‘suicide bombs’.
11 NOVEMBER: STEPHENVILLE, CANADA
Eric Young, 18, Christopher Jesso, 41, and one
other man were arrested for allegedly stealing wire
that was an intrinsic part of the airfield lighting
system. Whilst the wire was only of minimal value, it
is believed the damage caused exceeds $100,000
in value.
20 NOVEMBER: SYDNEY:
Kym Raymond Kennedy, 32, was givena 6-month
suspended sentence for having sent an anonymous email
to Virgin Airlines’ Adelaide office in October 2005, claiming
there was a bomb hidden aboard a domestic flight.
21 NOVEMBER: SEATTLE
Kou Wei Chiu, 31, pleaded guilty to making a false
threat against a Northwest Airlines flight to Memphis in
July. Chiu admitted that he used an airport phone to call
911 three times after he arrived at the gate too late to
board his flight.
23 NOVEMBER: SAN FRANCISCO
Damien R. Sexton, appeared in court charged with
assaulting a passenger on board a San Francisco-
bound United Airlines flight in March. He is alleged to
have yelled, “I’m going to kill the pilot,” and then
stepped on the thigh of a passenger whilst trying to get
to the aisle of the plane.
27 NOVEMBER: PITTSBURGH
William Kuriger Jr., 63, and his son, William, 41, who
was wearing army clothing and carrying a 12-gauge
shotgun, were caught trying to sneak onto the grounds
of Pittsburgh International Airport to hunt for deer. The
younger Kuriger was cited for criminal trespass and for
illegally carrying a gun onto airport property...and will
also be cited for not wearing orange safety gear! His
father was cited for disorderly conduct.
30 NOVEMBER: MIAMI
Keith Brais, 48, was arrested when screeners noticed a
.40-calibre pistol in his carry-on luggage.
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