That's possible, although in today's climate, it wouldn't surprise me if they are being held because they suspect a terrorist. It's just like the first thing they also do is check to see if the pilot (or truck driver or train engineer, etc.) is drunk or on drugs. David R (the other David) > Why would the FAA be holding bags from the flight? Weight issues? > > David > > On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, Travel Pages wrote: > > > 2DL6490« > > DL RESPONSE > > FLT INFO 6490/11JUN > > LOF ARR DEP ETA ON IN ETD OUT OFF ACF? > > DFW 750A 1130A 745A 802A ER3 > > OKC 853A 930A 848A 843A 848A 922A 930A ER3 > > DFW 1028A 1015A 1010A > > > > FLIFO- FLIGHT HISTORY EXISTS > > DFW - IN RANGE AT 09:50-1450Z/11 > > * BE ADVISED BAGS OFF FLIGHT HELD PER FAA-1620Z/11 > > FACTS- > > 1. ALL- > > *DELTA CONX/QUOTE AS CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES INC? > > > > > > > > > > A regional connector flight arriving from Oklahoma City veered off a =runway > at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport just after 10 a.m. =Friday. Four > passengers were slightly hurt, airport officials said.=20The plane, Delta > Connection Flight 6490 operated by Chautauqua Airlines, =was carrying a full > load of 38 passengers and three crew members, said =airline spokeswoman Tanya > Wagner in Atlanta.=20One passenger was taken to Harris Methodist HEB Hospital > with minor =injuries. Three other passengers were treated at the scene for > =unspecified minor injuries, D/FW spokesman David Maga=F1a said.=20Passengers > were taken by bus to the terminal to continue their journeys. =The Federal > Aviation Administration is investigating but has not yet =determined what > happened to the Embraer ERJ-135 twin-engine jet.=20The airport was closed for 5 > minutes after the incident. Runway 13-R was =still shut down at mid-afternoon, > but was expected to reopen by 5:30 =p.m.=20After some minor flight de > > lays, > > schedules returned to normal by 10:45 =a.m.=20Chautauqua Airlines also > provides regional service for United Airlines =and US Airways with a fleet of 85 > small > jets.=20http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/061104 > d=nmetrunway.24f9baa59.html > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger > >