Can't find anything on the Des Moines (Iowa) Register (newspaper) website, so maybe it's insignificant...What's below is cut & pasted from NW's website. - Blaine (blainethompson@hotmail.com) Flight: 1483 Date: Tue., March 4, 2003 Departs: MSY Arrives: DSM Gate: A3 Gate: Scheduled: 7:10AM Scheduled: Actual: 7:01AM Actual: 9:07AM Aircraft: DC9-30 Status: Arrived Departs: DSM Arrives: MSP Gate: Gate: C7 Scheduled: Scheduled: 9:58AM Actual: 9:27AM Actual: 10:23AM Aircraft: DC9-30 Note: Diversion/delay due to medical emergency. Status: Arrived Departs: MSP Arrives: MSO Gate: C7 Gate: 1 Scheduled: 11:22AM Scheduled: 1:16PM Actual: 11:20AM Estimated: 1:12PM Aircraft: DC9-30 Note: Flight left the gate at 11:20AM but has not taken off. Status: Left Gate _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail