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Two Men Blame Racial Profiling For Panic At Newark Airport: Report
The airline employee who sparked a panic when she ordered passengers to flee from a terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport last week racially profiled the men who she took to be a threat, the men told BuzzFeed News. The Alaska Airlines employee hit an alarm near Gate 30 and yelled “evacuate” around 8:30 p.m. on Labor Day, sending hundreds scrambling from the terminal. Port Authority police interviewed the men, later saying it was a false alarm and there had never been any danger. Initial reports said the employee, who was not identified, singled out the men because they were be…
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Plane At Newark Airport Leaks Fuel During Takeoff: Police
About 240 gallons of fuel spilled from an airliner as it was preparing to take off at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday afternoon, the Port Authority said in a statement. United Flight 1596 was taxiing when the leak occurred. The Port Authority Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighter unit responded and evacuated the plane. A total of 98 passengers were booked onto other flights, the agency said. A United spokeswoman, Rachael Rivas, said the flight, bound for Las Vegas, experienced a problem with a fuel valve. "A technical issue on United flight 1596 from Newark to Las Vega…
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Newark Airport Terminal Briefly Evacuated, No Threat Found
Passengers were forced to flee to the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday night when an employee sounded an alarm following an encounter with two men, according to Port Authority police and published reports. An Alaska Airlines employee sounded the alarm after approaching two men in Terminal A near Gate 30 who fled the area. Hundreds of passengers left the terminal, a chaotic scene caught on social media. The scene as we ran out of Newark. Total Chaos. #newark pic.twitter.com/hCgHtvLHkF — Amy Macrae (@amy_macrae_) September 3, 2019 Chaos ensues at Newark Airport …
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Fort Lee Woman Tried To Board Flight With Dagger Hidden In Walking Stick
A woman form Fort Lee tried to board a flight at Newark Liberty International Airport Tuesday with a cane that concealed a dagger, the Transportation Security Administration said. An officer noticed something unusual as the walking stick passed through the X-ray machine. Closer inspection of the cane revealed the dagger hidden inside. Odd as the incident sounds, the TSA said it has intercepted other bladed weapons concealed in canes and walking sticks. Nonvenomous snake found at Newark airport terminal The owners, including the Fort Lee woman, have often been unaware of the presence …
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Snake, Almost On A Plane: Pet Left Behind At Newark Airport, TSA Says
The Transportation Security Administration is looking for the owner of a nonvenomous snake that was found near a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday night. The 15-inch ring-necked snake, which is black and has a yellow band of coloring on its neck, was seen by a child in Terminal C. A TSA officer grabbed the snake and placed it in a checkpoint bin. The checkpoint was closed until Port Authority police took the animal away. “It’s common for travelers to accidentally leave items at the checkpoint,” said TSA’s New Jersey Federal Security Directo…
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: Bat Hitches A Ride Aboard Newark-Bound Flight
A passenger aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Charlotte, North Carolina to Newark Wednesday took video of a bat that had somehow gotten aboard the plane. The passenger, a 23-year-old named Peter Scattini, shot the video while aboard the 6 a.m. flight bound for Newark Liberty International Airport. Here's video by another passenger: Spirit Airlines told HuffPost that “a stowaway bat” was on the flight from Charlotte to Newark and that it was “removed once on the ground by animal control officers.” “The aircraft was disinfected and searched as a precaution,” a representative from Spir…
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Fake Grenade Causes Real Problem For Man At Newark Airport, TSA Says
A man was removed from a flight at Newark Liberty International Airport Saturday after a realistic replica grenade was found in his carry-on luggage, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration said Monday. The man, whose identity was not released, was taken off the plane and questioned while explosives experts determined the grenade was not real. Authentic-looking replicas are prohibited on flights, the TSA said. The man was not charged, the agency also said.
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Southwest Airlines Pulling Out Of Newark Liberty Airport
Southwest Airlines announced it will no longer be flying out of Newark Liberty International Airport as of November, according to published reports. The budget airline will consolidate operations at LaGuardia. The airline is making the change in response to problems with Boeing's 737 Max plane, which makes up a large portion of the Southwest fleet. The passenger jet has been grounded since March following two crashes that resulted in the deaths of more than 300 people. Southwest officials said they had expected capacity to grow by five percent, but it has instead d…
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Dapper Thief Swipes Passport, Nearly $4K At Airport Hotel: Newark Police
Police in Newark are asking the public to help find a man who stole a backpack containing a passport and $3,800 in cash. An image from surveillance video shows a man in a suit take the item July 12 at the Spring Hill Suites hotel near Newark Liberty International Airport. After grabbing the backpack, the man is seen entering an electric-blue four-door Mazda and driving off. He was last seen heading south on 1 & 9. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the police division's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477) or 1-877…
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Suspicious Package Found On Plane At Newark Liberty
Passengers were evacuated from a plane at Newark Liberty International Airport Saturday morning after a suspicious item was found, Port Authority police said. About 150 passengers were safely removed from JetBlue Flight 573 to Tampa and brought back to the terminal. K-9 and other units were assisting in the investigation. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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Man Who Tried To Smuggle Foreigners Into US Via Newark Airport Sentenced
A man from India will serve just over a year in prison for attempting to sneak foreign-born nationals into the United States in exchange for hefty cash payments, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security learned that Bhavin Patel, 39, was trying to smuggle Indians and citizens of other countries into the U.S. by way of Thailand. From there, the people were to be flown to Newark Liberty International Airport. An undercover agent posing as a smuggle began to meet with Patel in Thailand beginning in October 2013. On three o…
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Emergency Landing Delays Flights At Newark Airport
Flights were delayed at Newark Liberty International Airport after a plane en route to Houston made an emergency landing shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Saturday morning, passengers and airport officials said on Twitter. Inbound and outbound flights were halted after the 8:45 a.m. incident. The airport reopened an hour later but reported heavy delays. United Airlines passenger John Murray told CNN his plane was diverted to Newark due to an emergency with the aircraft shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport. A passenger on another flight who was waiting on the runway said th…
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