Bomb joke backfires, grounds plane

[Guest MrRant]

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Delta Air Lines flight about to leave LaGuardia Airport for Fort Lauderdale Saturday afternoon returned to the gate after a passenger told a flight attendant he had brought a bomb onboard, police said.

 

Passengers were taken off the plane and the man was arrested, said Port Authority Police Sgt. John O'Donnell. A search of the man's luggage and the plane, with at least one bomb-sniffing dog, turned up no explosives, O'Donnell said.

 

Flight 1503 was scheduled to leave at 3:30 p.m. Saturday when a flight attendant asked the male passenger to take off some electronic equipment he was using. The man then said, "There's a bomb in my bag in the overhead compartment," O'Donnell said.

 

Port Authority police have not released the passenger's name.

 

Fellow passenger Karla Guadamuz told CNN the man may have been joking about having a bomb. She said she witnessed the arrest and heard him say about the bomb comment, "I shouldn't have said that."

 

The man was about 6 feet tall, heavy set, with olive skin and dark hair. She said he had no foreign accent.

 

Guadamuz says about 100 passengers were on the plane.

 

According to Delta's Web site, the flight took off shortly after 5 p.m. and was due in Fort Lauderdale shortly after 8 p.m.

 

My problem is this part right here:

 

Fellow passenger Karla Guadamuz told CNN the man may have been joking about having a bomb. She said she witnessed the arrest and heard him say about the bomb comment, "I shouldn't have said that."

 

Well no shit Sherlock you shouldn't have said that. Do you suppose that would have made your flight easier? Did you for a second not think your ass would be in jail?

[Guest J*ingus]

I guess he never saw Meet the Parents.

[Guest Retro Rob]

How could anyone be that fucking stupid?

[Guest MrRant]

I don't know. Its like some peoples brains just stop working.

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

I wonder if this guy's going to sue because his civil rights, somehow, were violated...

[Guest phoenixrising]

(sarcasm mode on) Oh yeah, joking about having a bomb is a GREAT joke. Hardy har har. (sarcasm mode off)

 

Nice of one guy and his stupidity to hold up an entire flight because he felt the need to make a joke.

[Guest Choken One]

I remember one time a friend of mine named Ira Bomm(really)...Was introducing himself to a flight attendent and the other one misunderstood it and called security and they grabbed him and were to take him away until the other lady explained...close call there.

 

Anyways...this guy must have Mental problems.

[Guest Cancer Marney]

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That's a really unfortunate name... I hope he hasn't had to take any flights recently. Imagine if they had to contact him and announced his name over the PA system.

 

PA speaker: "Paging Mr Bomm, Mr Ira Bomm, will you please..."

High-strung security guard: "EVACUATE! EVACUATE THE TERMINAL! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!"

PA speaker: "Er... nevermind, Mr Bomm."

High-strung security guard: "AIIIEEE"

[Guest Choken One]

Yeah...It's sad but his Middle Name isn't that great either...Hugh.