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Thursday, May 06, 2010

Emirates Jet Stopped At JFK Before Takeoff

Name of passenger might match name on U.S. 'no fly' list


BREAKING NEWS

NEW YORK - Officials stopped an Emirates airline plane on a taxiway Thursday at New York's JFK airport in order to determine whether a passenger aboard is on the U.S. "no fly" list.

A senior government official told NBC News that Emirates Flight 204 was destined for Dubai.

The pilots had requested permission to taxi for takeoff when Customs and Border Protection blocked the plane from taxiing.

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