Emirates jet stopped at JFK before takeoff
Name of passenger might match name on U.S. 'no fly' list
BREAKING NEWS
NBC, msnbc.com and news services
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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.
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A federal official said there was a possible match between a passenger's name and a name on the no fly list.
This report will be updated as information becomes available.
Name of passenger might match name on U.S. 'no fly' list
BREAKING NEWS
NBC, msnbc.com and news services
updated 3 minutes ago<SCRIPT language=javascript> function UpdateTimeStamp(pdt) ** var n = document.getElementById("udtD"); if(pdt != '' && n && window.DateTime) ** var dt = new DateTime(); pdt = dt.T2D(pdt); if(dt.GetTZ(pdt)) {n.innerHTML = dt.D2S(pdt,((''.toLowerCase()=='false')?false:true));} } } UpdateTimeStamp('634087605924570000');</SCRIPT>
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 <NOBR style="FONT-FAMILY: inherit; COLOR: darkgreen; FONT-SIZE: 100%; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" id=itxt_nobr_2_0>Protection
</NOBR> blocked the plane from taxiing.A federal official said there was a possible match between a passenger's name and a name on the no fly list.
This report will be updated as information becomes available.
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