You’ve heard blurbs like this before, I daresay:
A member of the crew found the package about 4 p.m. The plane landed safely and was isolated from the terminal. Passengers were taken off the plane and questioned by police while experts investigated the “package.”
The airport was not closed during the three-hour incident.
This incident, at least, was harmless, as the article concludes:
Why bring this up, you ask? Because in this case you can actually hear the other side of the story , from the perpetrator himself. An excerpt:
“So, I had an iPod before I went to the bathroom, and now I don’t. I think I know what’s in the toilet.”
We had a quick conversation. I told them, “You don’t have to call the TSA or anything, it’s just my iPod.” They said, “Oh, but we already did.”
Read on for details.
A related piece: If you’ve ever wanted to know what would happen if you put dry ice in an airplane toilet (or even if you didn’t), look no further than this hilarious Salon article .