Hmmm, I thought Bangor (BGR/KBGR) was the "official" place for westbound transatlantic diversions, and I read an article about the facilities the U.S. government had built there for that -- U.S. marshals, a special lockup, an isolated secure area for law enforcement to board planes, etc. Plus it's pretty much the first U.S. airport you reach on the North Atlantic route. -- Michael C. Berch mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Aug 16, 2006, at 10:08 AM, Michael Burris wrote: > AIRLINE: > > It appears that Boston is in a handy location to > accept flights like these. > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060816/ap_on_re_us/flight_diverted