Saudi Airlines jet isolated at Manila airport 'due to threat'

[webfact]

Philippine airport officials say a Saudia Airlines plane from Jeddah is "under threat" and has been put in isolation at Manila airport.

 

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine airport officials say a Saudia Airlines plane from Jeddah is "under threat" and has been put in isolation at Manila airport. 

 

-- © Associated Press 2016-09-2o

 

[lucky11]

Under threat from what?

 

[webfact]

Saudi Airlines jet isolated at Manila airport ‘due to threat’

 

MANILA: -- A Saudi airlines airplane is currently isolated at Manila airport after the pilot advised airport control that the plane was “under threat”.

 

Metro Manila police chief told a local radio that he has rushed to the airport where “there is a situation,” according to Reuters news agency.

 

Filipino broadcaster ABS-CBN showed what they said was Saudi Airlines SVA 872 on the tarmac. The airplance is said to have about 300 passengers.

 

Saudia Airlines SVA 872 is said to have about 300 passengers. pic.twitter.com/yg8HDTB4YH

— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) September 20, 2016

 

Source: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2016/09/20/Saudi-airlines-jet-isolated-at-Manila-airport-due-to-threat-.html

 

-- Al Arabia 2016-09-21

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Saudia plane isolated in Manila after false distress call 

 

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane from Jeddah made a distress call Tuesday shortly before landing at Manila's airport and was placed in isolation after it touched down, but the flight crew later said they made a mistake in sending the emergency message.

 

Manila airport manager Eddie Monreal said authorities deployed security forces around the aircraft as a precaution. Passengers were later allowed to disembark.

 

He said the captain told the control tower that a button indicating a hijacking was in progress had been pushed accidentally.

 

TV stations showed Flight SV872 parked near a ramp with security personnel standing nearby while passengers descended from a staircase.

 

 

-- © Associated Press 2016-09-20

[Xircal]

Reports on Twitter say the plane has been hijacked.

[chiang mai]

6 minutes ago, Xircal said:

Reports on Twitter say the plane has been hijacked.

 

"the captain told the control tower that a button indicating a hijacking was in progress had been pushed accidentally".

[Xircal]

5 minutes ago, chiang mai said:

 

"the captain told the control tower that a button indicating a hijacking was in progress had been pushed accidentally".

 

Apparently the button was pushed twice about 20 miles before landing.

[tonbridgebrit]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-saudiairlines-philippines-idUKKCN11Q0XP

 

Saudi plane isolated at Manila airport after false hijack alarm, incident over

"It (the button) was unintentionally pushed. But the problem is it was pushed twice."

 

[lucky11]

13 minutes ago, tonbridgebrit said:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-saudiairlines-philippines-idUKKCN11Q0XP

 

Saudi plane isolated at Manila airport after false hijack alarm, incident over

"It (the button) was unintentionally pushed. But the problem is it was pushed twice."

 

 

 Maybe he thought he had to push it again to cancel it - either that, or he is a very pushy person!!

[chiang mai]

Compulsive finger syndrome perhaps.

[Grouse]

Off topic but the new movie about Sullenberger landing an A320 on the Hudson is first class! Recommended 

[Xircal]

3 hours ago, tonbridgebrit said:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-saudiairlines-philippines-idUKKCN11Q0XP

 

"It (the button) was unintentionally pushed. But the problem is it was pushed twice."

 

 

He's a serial pusher.

[Somebodee]

Pilot was probably listening to Salt n Pepper

[autanic]

Captain : "What does this do ?."

 

Co-Pilot,:  "Dunno, push it and lets see."

 

Captain: "It does nothng, I have pressed it twice".

 

Co-Pilot:  "Cheap crap"

 

AFTER THEY LAND ESCORTED IN BY POLICE

 

Co-Pilot, "I think I know what that button does, Captain".

 

Captain: "Yeah me too, back me up on this one, OK . . . . OK . . . . Damn it man, stop crying".

[jaidam]

8 minutes ago, autanic said:

Captain : "What does this do ?."

 

Co-Pilot,:  "Dunno, push it and lets see."

 

Captain: "It does nothng, I have pressed it twice".

 

Co-Pilot:  "Cheap crap"

 

AFTER THEY LAND ESCORTED IN BY POLICE

 

Co-Pilot, "I think I know what that button does, Captain".

 

Captain: "Yeah me too, back me up on this one, OK . . . . OK . . . . Damn it man, stop crying".

 I wish it were so, but looking at this incident with a realistic viewpoint it was almost certainly a real hijacking by our favorite group. PC media hamstrung and unable to call it what it is. Watch the sites that break all the news 48hrs before MSM are reluctantly forced to start coverage. Remember if it wasn't for Breitbart there never would gave been a single incident on that terrible Cologne night. Let's wait and see, but this hijacking sounds very real. Pilots know what the hijacking alert button is and would not press it twice unless something happened - something like an attempt to storm the cockpit.

[webfact]

False alarm sparks full response in Manila

 

 

MANILA: -- A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight was isolated at Manila airport in the Phillipines on Tuesday morning, when a hijack alarm was accidentally pressed by the pilot.

 

Despite crew confirming the false alarm, the airport’s full emergency response was activated.

 

Manila airport manager Edmund Monreal said “it (the button) was unintentionally pushed. But the problem is it was pushed twice.”

 

He added, “It is fortunate that upon landing … the crew said they made a mistake. However, we can never play around with safety and security.”

 

Passengers were quickly evacuated, as officials responded to the situation.

 

Filipino aviation officials say penalties may follow for the pilot involved, it it turns out human error was indeed the cause of the panic.

 

The airline is yet to comment.

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2016-09-21

 

 

 

 

[Credo]

It may have been a real hijacking, but the hijacker wasn't very bright and said "Take me to Manila."