Atlantic Airways

By Chris Francescani (Reuters) - The passenger who said she had a surgically-implanted device in her body and caused a US Airways jetliner flying across the North Atlantic to divert to Maine will not face criminal charges in the security scare, ...

US Airways jetliner diverted on flight over Atlantic, airline spokesman says. [12/05/23 22:53:58 UTC]

US Airways jetliner diverted on flight over Atlantic, airline spokesman says. [12/05/23 21:58:45 UTC]

US Airways jetliner diverted on flight over Atlantic, airline spokesman says. [12/05/24 00:39:17 UTC]

US Airways jetliner diverted on flight over Atlantic, airline spokesman says. [12/05/23 19:12:43 UTC]

Because the airport is on the far northeastern edge of the US, incoming trans-Atlantic flights confronted with terrorist threats or unruly passengers are often diverted to Bangor, population 33000. The latest such incident happened Tuesday and involved ...

But it is also in the news a lot as a place where trans-Atlantic jetliners are diverted because of terrorist threats and unruly passengers. That's because the airport is situated in the far northeastern corner of the United States.

US Airways jetliner diverted on flight over Atlantic, airline spokesman says. [12/05/23 21:53:45 UTC]

(AP Photo/Bangor Daily News, Kevin Bennett) Passengers de-plane a trans-atlantic flight originating in France on the tarmac at Bangor International Airport, in Bangor, Maine, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Officials briefed on the incident say a French ...

PARIS/WASHINGTON: A French radio station said Wednesday it had interviewed a woman who forced a trans-Atlantic flight to be diverted after saying she had a “surgically implanted device,” shortly before the incident. Radio Africa No. 1 named the woman, ...