BANGOR, Maine - Officials diverted a US Airways jet to Maine after a French passenger travelling from Paris to North Carolina handed a note to a flight attendant mentioning that she had a surgically implanted device, prompting concerns about possible terrorism.
Woman arrested after US Airways flight from Paris to Charlotte lands in Maine.
After the woman handed a flight attendant a note saying something was hidden in her body, the crew feared a terror scenario and notified authorities. U.S. fighter jets were scrambled, and the plane made an emergency landing in Bangor, Maine, where the woman was arrested.