Wednesday, September 9, 2009

“In Plane Sight”

Hijackers who took control of a passenger plane in Cancun had it flown to Mexico City, but were captured without any passenger injuries upon landing. Officials knew they could outsmart the hijackers as soon as it became apparent that they wanted to stay in Mexico.

The airliner had been identified as Mexican because there were 104 passengers aboard and the plane seats only 40.

Though a passenger reported that one hijacker threatened to have a bomb, no explosive device appears to have been brought aboard. Most likely this is due to the additional charge for any extra carry-on luggage.

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