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FBI: Hawaiian Airlines incident ‘not an intentional threat’

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MIGUEL MCADAMS ALBARRACIN

This photo taken by a passenger shows state sheriffs around a Hawaiian Airlines plane that returned to Honolulu Airport Wednesday night.

The FBI released two Hawaiian Airlines passengers who were detained by federal authorities Wednesday night after flight attendants noticed suspicious behavior on a flight to Seoul, which had to return to the islands.

Hawaiian flight 459 left Honolulu Airport at 2:45 p.m. with 286 passengers.

In a statement, Hawaiian said the aircraft returned at 8:35 p.m. after flight attendants reported suspicious behavior by a passenger about three hours into the flight.

The plane was met by FBI agents after landing safely at the airport.

The FBI said “in an abundance of caution,” the FBI, state Department of Public Safety and Transportation Security Administration personnel inspected the plane and its contents.

“Our investigation indicates that the incident in question was not an intentional threat to the crew or passengers on board the plane,” said Matthew McDonald, FBI Supervisory Special Agent, in a written news release.

The two people detained were released and no charges are expected to be filed.

McDonald said the FBI would not release any other details about the incident.

The remaining 284 passengers departed for South Korea onboard a different Hawaiian Airlines aircraft at about 12:30 a.m. this morning.

26 responses to “FBI: Hawaiian Airlines incident ‘not an intentional threat’”

  1. Pocho says:

    what kind of suspicious activity? Geez.

  2. fiveo says:

    SA does not do any real reporting. Much easier and cheaper to just take what the authorities tell you and print that and call it news.

  3. WizardOfMoa says:

    SA, stop being a tease!

  4. rytsuru says:

    click bait…again

  5. nodaddynotthebelt says:

    What’s with these South Korean flights? Wait, I didn’t say that. Blunt or Klastri might be in the wings. Or on the wings for that matter…

  6. HRS134 says:

    What authorities won’t tell us is that this was a very carefully orchestrated and executed “test” by law enforcement to see how passengers and crew members would react to such a situation.

  7. Publicbraddah says:

    Define “suspicious behavior”…please!

  8. Publicbraddah says:

    Suspicious behavior! Can you be more vague, please?

  9. usahwn says:

    Did you ever read an article that said nothing ??? Geez And I pay for this nothing

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