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2003-12-24 Home Front

Air France cancels all U.S. bound flights for "Security Reasons"

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Posted by 4thInfVet 2003-12-24 2:02:55 PM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I say it is good that they are shut down. We need to work closely with the French and have their full cooperation on air transport security or they do not fly or transit here. That goes for everybody.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-24 2:13:40 PM|| 2003-12-24 2:13:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Fox News has a little bit more information.

I'm with Alaska Paul. Either you cooperate or you don't get to come.

Posted by eLarson 2003-12-24 2:23:05 PM|| 2003-12-24 2:23:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Air France also has a flight that goes into SFO.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-24 2:30:53 PM|| 2003-12-24 2:30:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Jeeez... my wife is on the way to Paris to visit one of the yuts. Hmmmm.

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-24 2:44:15 PM|| 2003-12-24 2:44:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Air France had canceled three U.S.-bound flights from Paris due to security concerns.

MHO is that we should be more concerned with the out- bound, full of fuel, Air France planes.

Posted by Gasse Katze 2003-12-24 3:32:28 PM|| 2003-12-24 3:32:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Too many male Muslims age 17-40 booking a one way flight to Los Angeles, CA with cash and no carry-on bags? Prudent move on the part of the French. I'm shocked they'd be so hip to the real world.

Posted by Mark 2003-12-24 3:54:16 PM|| 2003-12-24 3:54:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Apparently, some French higher up found out about a pretty specific Al Queda threat involving these planes, called us up and requested that the planes be grounded.

Ship, why aren't you with your wife? And what's a yut?

Posted by Jennie Taliaferro 2003-12-24 4:07:11 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2003-12-24 4:07:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Wouldn't it be likely that the flights were scheduled with muslim pilots - possibly Algerian?

Posted by Super Hose 2003-12-24 4:16:47 PM|| 2003-12-24 4:16:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Note they canceled three flights, not all flights, that are US-bound. The threats were likely quite specific, as Jennie said, and it shouldn't suggest flight after flight of New Age kamikazes.

Posted by Dar 2003-12-24 4:20:59 PM|| 2003-12-24 4:20:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 whoop--FOX sez they canceled six flights now (1630 EST).

Posted by Dar 2003-12-24 4:25:52 PM|| 2003-12-24 4:25:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Jennie - "yut" - try it with a long U and a Brooklyn accent. (youth)

Posted by doc8404 2003-12-24 4:28:27 PM|| 2003-12-24 4:28:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 JT... gotta take care of the other Yut.

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-24 4:31:51 PM|| 2003-12-24 4:31:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 It'll be interesting to see how this shakes out in the next few days. Sounds like the intel might be pretty good. Stay tuned.

Posted by tu3031 2003-12-24 4:32:22 PM|| 2003-12-24 4:32:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 I wonder if any air france crew will get rolled up.

Posted by 4thInfVet 2003-12-24 5:00:38 PM|| 2003-12-24 5:00:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Heh. my conjecture proved prescient.

Posted by Ptah 2003-12-24 6:31:47 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-12-24 6:31:47 PM|| Front Page Top

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