Box Cutters On US Jets

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 30 Oct 2003, 09:49

Yesterday. more box cutters were found on US passenger jets.

They were found in the seat pouch, and passengers were evacuated to allow the aircraft to be searched thoroughly.

Sorry I don't have more information (airlines and airports involved) or I would have submitted it as a news report.

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 30 Oct 2003, 10:10

It was US Airways in Philadelphia and Boston.

Mig17pilot · Post by **Mig17pilot** » 30 Oct 2003, 10:25

did they belong to that young man who hid box cutter in different planes on purpose to show how easy to do ?

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 30 Oct 2003, 10:30

I don't know who they belonged to, the news has not been well-reported. I first heard it on our local radio station yesterday, and there was a little bit about it in our newspaper this morning, but I'm surprised none of the aviation forums have got any threads about it.

Mig17pilot · Post by **Mig17pilot** » 30 Oct 2003, 10:55

comet i found the story http://www-tech.mit.edu/V123/N50/airlin ... 0.50w.html

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 30 Oct 2003, 10:58

Thanks Mig17Pilot, that is a very detailed report, more detailed than the UK press carried.