Washingtons Dulles International and Reagan National airports will remain closed on Sunday, spokeswoman Kimberly Gibbs said. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall planned to reopen Sunday afternoon but airport officials cautionedon its Twitter account that airlines will be slow to
Date: Jan 24, 2016
Category: U.S.
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Airplane Diverted Back to Washington After Man Rushes Cockpit Shouting 'Jihad!'
Kimberly Gibbs, a spokeswoman for Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said the plane, originally bound for Denver, returnedback to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), where the suspect was promptly turned over to authorities and taken to a hospital.
Date: Mar 17, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Officials: Man rushes cockpit; jet passengers restrain him
The unidentified passenger was taken to a hospital for observation and has not been charged as of this time, Kimberly Gibbs, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which runs Dulles, said on Tuesday in an email to the Los Angeles Times.
Date: Mar 17, 2015
Category: Business
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Airplane Hijacking: United Airlines Plane Returned to Dulles International Airport ...
A spokesperson for the airport, Kimberly Gibbs, said the man was transported to a local hospital for evaluation and said the plane returned because of a disturbance, according to the Washington Post.
Date: Mar 17, 2015
Category: U.S.
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'Disturbance' forces United Airlines flight to return to Washington
assenger aboard Flight 1074 to Denver "failed to comply with crew instructions," according to a United statement. After the Boeing 737 returned to Dulles about 10:40 p.m., law enforcement officials detained the passenger, who was then taken to the hospital, airport spokeswoman Kimberly Gibbs said.
Date: Mar 17, 2015
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Flight forced to land after unruly passenger screams 'Jihad!'
Flight 1074 returned to Dulles because of a disturbance, said Kimberly Gibbs, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, The Washington Post reported. The plane landed about 10:40 p.m.
Date: Mar 17, 2015
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CDC: Airports that allow smoking pose health risks
"Dulles is an international airport" so passengers switching gates cannot simply step outside for a smoke without having to go through security again, says airport spokeswoman Kimberly Gibbs. She says police patrol the airport to ensure smoking only occurs in designated smoking lounges, situated in
United Flight 662 was scheduled to arrive from Denver about 9 p.m. The aircraft landed safely, but was met by emergency personnel, said Kimberly Gibbs, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.