Plane Searched, Airport Shut After Note Found
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SAN JOSE — Authorities at San Jose International Airport searched an Alaska Airlines flight Sunday after a flight attendant found a note that read: “Bomb on board.”
The flight attendant discovered the note on a food tray during the flight and notified airport authorities, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
All 128 passengers and 12 crew members aboard Flight 482 from Portland, Ore., were ushered safely off the plane after in landed at San Jose and held briefly in a secure area while their luggage and the plane was searched, the FAA said. The incident forced airport officials to shut the airport for about 30 minutes.
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