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Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001
From: Mike.Bainbridge@sita.int / Mike Bainbridge
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A friendly greeting caused a major airport security alert when a man called "Hi, Jack" to a colleague on board an aircraft.
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A SWAT team and dozens of police reinforcements were called to the Oakland International Airport near Detroit in the US.
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Lt. Rick Crigger said, "There was a guy on the plane named Jack, and someone walked in and said, 'Hi Jack'. The mike just happened to be open and the tower heard it."
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Thinking someone was hijacking the corporate jet, the FBI as well as police were called to prepare for a hostage situation. Air traffic controllers ordered the plane to return to the tower but, after a quick check on the identity of the pilot, the jet was cleared for take off.
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<i>Taken from this mornings "Metro" (7th June 2001, London, UK)</i>

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