Woman held over plane diversion

A woman passenger has been arrested after a flight from London to Washington was diverted to Boston because of an on-board disturbance.
Transport officials said the 59-year-old woman was held in connection with a confrontation with the flight crew.

She was carrying hand cream - a banned item - and matches on board the United Airlines flight.

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It sounds like a stand-up comedian's joke: A nervous flier boards a plane with hand cream and a box of matches...

Fighter jets scrambled to escort the plane into Boston, and the media scrambled to keep up with events.

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Fighter jets scrambled for a bottle of cream!!

So now we've reached a stage where we get into a Red Alert even if my poodle sneezes!!

And that's what the terrorists want! So aren't we playing into their hands and reacting exactly as they want us to do?

i hope at least she didnt have gel implants for boobs. That would have really done it!!!

Some people just persist on breaking the rules.

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