Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Pilot's Mistake Triggers 'Nightmare' for Passengers

JetBlue flight's hijack alarm traced to incorrect code

A JetBlue airplane sits at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on March 16, 2017.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
By Arden Dier,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 27, 2018 11:40 AM CDT
(NEWSER) – Some 150 passengers waiting to take off from New York's JFK Airport got quite the scare Tuesday when a pilot accidentally triggered a hijacking alarm. "Woah. My worst nightmare," passenger Alexa Curtis tweetedalongside photos of authorities surrounding and searching JetBlue Flight 1623 ahead of departure to Los Angeles. "Honestly thought we were going to die." Though passengers were apparently kept in the dark, the Airbus 321 had "experienced a radio equipment problem" while taxiing, according to the FAA. A pilot then entered an incorrect code, which triggered a hijack alert, per CNN. No security threat was detected and the flight departed four hours late, per the New York Post.
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Pilot's Mistake Triggers 'Nightmare' for Passengers

JetBlue flight's hijack alarm traced to incorrect code

A JetBlue airplane sits at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on March 16, 2017.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
By Arden Dier,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 27, 2018 11:40 AM CDT
(NEWSER) – Some 150 passengers waiting to take off from New York's JFK Airport got quite the scare Tuesday when a pilot accidentally triggered a hijacking alarm. "Woah. My worst nightmare," passenger Alexa Curtis tweeted alongside photos of authorities surrounding and searching JetBlue Flight 1623 ahead of departure to Los Angeles. "Honestly thought we were going to die." Though passengers were apparently kept in the dark, the Airbus 321 had "experienced a radio equipment problem" while taxiing, according to the FAA. A pilot then entered an incorrect code, which triggered a hijack alert, per CNN. No security threat was detected and the flight departed four hours late, per the New York Post.
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TRAVEL / JFK AIRPORT Pilot's Mistake Triggers 'Nightmare' for Passengers JetBlue flight's hijack alarm traced to incorrect code A JetBlue airplane sits at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on March 16, 2017.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) By Arden Dier,  Newser Staff Posted Jun 27, 2018 11:40 AM CDT Comment (NEWSER) – Some 150 passengers waiting to take off from New York's JFK Airport got quite the scare Tuesday when a pilot accidentally triggered a hijacking alarm. "Woah. My worst nightmare," passenger Alexa Curtis tweeted alongside photos of authorities surrounding and searching JetBlue Flight 1623 ahead of departure to Los Angeles. "Honestly thought we were going to die." Though passengers were apparently kept in the dark, the Airbus 321 had "experienced a radio equipment problem" while taxiing, according to the FAA. A pilot then entered an incorrect code, which triggered a hijack alert, per CNN. No security threat was detected and the flight departed four hours late, per the New York Post. View storiesNext Story 23 comments My Take on This Story Show results HILARIOUS INTRIGUING DEPRESSING BRILLIANT SCARY RIDICULOUS To report an error on this story, notify our editors Popular on Newser Wynonna Judd Daughter Serving 8-Year Sentence1 As Teen Bled to Death Inside Store, He Was Asked to Leave2 'Permit Patty' Leaves Own Company After Water Incident3 Intern Cursed at Trump. Now, 'Consequences'4 They Think Their Student Loans Will Vanish. There's a Problem5 Indiana Teen Killed in Freak Basketball Hoop Accident6 Outside Red Hen: Protesters, Diners, Chicken Manure7 Uproar After Billionaires Surrender Sick Dogs to Rescue8 Stunning Upset: No. 4 House Dem Loses in NY9 Next on Newser Woman Wielding Machete Forced Ex to Have Sex: Cops » AROUND THE WEB Saudi Arabia Intercepts Houthi Missile Targeting Aramco Facility Shipbuilders To Deliver 2 Noiseless Submarines To Russian Fleet Saudis Plan Unprecedented Oil Export Surge Crowley Upset In Stunning N.Y. Primary Loss View storiesNext Story Newser In Your Inbox Get The Morning 8: The eight stories you need to know, bright and early. About NewserContact UsTerms of UsePrivacy PolicyGet Our Apps   Switch to Desktop © 2018 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved. TRAVEL / JFK AIRPORT Pilot's Mistake Triggers 'Nightmare' for Passengers JetBlue flight's hijack alarm traced to incorrect code A JetBlue airplane sits at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on March 16, 2017.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) By Arden Dier,  Newser Staff Posted Jun 27, 2018 11:40 AM CDT Comment (NEWSER) – Some 150 passengers waiting to take off from New York's JFK Airport got quite the scare Tuesday when a pilot accidentally triggered a hijacking alarm. "Woah. My worst nightmare," passenger Alexa Curtis tweeted alongside photos of authorities surrounding and searching JetBlue Flight 1623 ahead of departure to Los Angeles. "Honestly thought we were going to die." Though passengers were apparently kept in the dark, the Airbus 321 had "experienced a radio equipment problem" while taxiing, according to the FAA. A pilot then entered an incorrect code, which triggered a hijack alert, per CNN. No security threat was detected and the flight departed four hours late, per the New York Post. View storiesNext Story 23 comments My Take on This Story Show results HILARIOUS INTRIGUING DEPRESSING BRILLIANT SCARY RIDICULOUS To report an error on this story, notify our editors Popular on Newser Wynonna Judd Daughter Serving 8-Year Sentence1 As Teen Bled to Death Inside Store, He Was Asked to Leave2 'Permit Patty' Leaves Own Company After Water Incident3 Intern Cursed at Trump. Now, 'Consequences'4 They Think Their Student Loans Will Vanish. There's a Problem5 Indiana Teen Killed in Freak Basketball Hoop Accident6 Outside Red Hen: Protesters, Diners, Chicken Manure7 Uproar After Billionaires Surrender Sick Dogs to Rescue8 Stunning Upset: No. 4 House Dem Loses in NY9 Next on Newser Woman Wielding Machete Forced Ex to Have Sex: Cops » AROUND THE WEB Saudi Arabia Intercepts Houthi Missile Targeting Aramco Facility Shipbuilders To Deliver 2 Noiseless Submarines To Russian Fleet Saudis Plan Unprecedented Oil Export Surge Crowley Upset In Stunning N.Y. Primary Loss View storiesNext Story Newser In Your Inbox Get The Morning 8: The eight stories you need to know, bright and early. About NewserContact UsTerms of UsePrivacy PolicyGet Our Apps   Switch to Desktop © 2018 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved. ShareThis Copy and Paste
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