Bomb Scare at Armstrong International Airport

Airport determined safe after Northwest flight searched
by The Times-Picayune
Monday May 12, 2008, 7:55 AM
Activity at the Armstrong International Airport has returned back to normal after an early morning bomb scare that caused passengers to be pulled off a Northwest flight.
Airport spokeswoman Michelle Wilcut said the airport received the bomb threat by telephone at 6 a.m.After searching the plane and the terminal, security officers determined the area was safe, she said.
Passengers were rescreened, then boarded once again and the airplane departed around 8 a.m. for Memphis, Wilcut said.
The delay initially caused long lines in the screening area at Concourse A, but everything was back to normal by 8:20 a.m., she said.

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So with this news, my family discussed how bat it is being trapped on the plane on the runway for several hours, if this happens. One person said that she puts her trust in the airlines. "If the airlines think that I am safer sitting on the plane several hours while they figure out the problem...find the bomb....deal with a situation....or whatever, then I am content with sitting on the airplane for several hours. She assumed that she would be compensated & at least she was safe. I told her that I don't think that she would be compesated at all.

After some research, I found that most airlines don't ever let you off even after 5 HOURS!!! In fact, this Imprisonment has been so bad recently, that Congress has gotten involved. Senators Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat, and Olympia Snowe, Republican of Maine, have introduced a bill that would require that passengers be provided with adequate food and water and sanitary bathrooms while delayed on the ground and be allowed to leave the plane after three hours. Representative Mike Thompson, also a California Democrat, will introduce a bill that would also require airlines to update passengers frequently on the cause and timing of delays. Both proposals would be strengthened if they required the Transportation Department to impose suitable fines or passenger compensation should an airline fail to comply.

So, how long have you ever waited on a plane? If you have waited long, did you receive any compensation for your imprisonment? Do you feel like the girl who will wait patiently entrusting that the airline has her best intrest at heart? What do you think about congress' new introductions? Let me know!!!