02/10/07 Plane ride to West Palm Beach

Hi Everyone,

On Saturday morning Lee Ann dropped me off at Killeen airport at 4 a.m.

My flight left at 5:40 a.m. My first stop was in Houston, then onto West Palm Beach. I got to thinking about it- there are some who have never been on a plane, so I decided to take some pictures from my window- so those who have never flown can see what it looks like.

The flights were great no problems....that was until we landed in West Palm Beach. Just before we landed the airport was shut down for security measures. We ended up sitting on the run way for 1hr, before the airport was reopened and we were allowed to taxi up to the terminal. We could see the bomb squad and security personal, and fire trucks out on the run way near us.

After getting in we heard that there was a bomb scare. All of this caused a domino effect on the rest of the flights coming in and going out!!! It was a mess- and before all was said and done, there was a 3 hr back up!! Dave and Desi (Amy's youngest) were coming in on a different flight- they landed at 11:50a.m. but did not get off plane until 1:30 p.m. Amy and Chy (Amy's oldest) were on another plane- landed at 12 noon and didn't get off plane until 1:50 p.m. !!!!

By the time we got everyone together, and found all the luggage and rented at car it was 3:20 p.m.!!! One very long stress filled day!

Dave & I arrived at our hotel around 4:30 p.m. We relaxed and had some dinner. The report below was about the bomb scare at PBI.

PBIA Back at Full Speed

Manny Fantis

February 10,2007

Palm Beach International Airport was on Code Orange securtiy alert Saturday morning. Airport officials say TSA officials were checking a bag that contained a "magician's props." Those props were deemed dangerous by inspectors and they eventually lead to the evacuation of the terminal. All passengers on incoming flights were forced to wait on board of their flights for up to two hours until the investigation wrapped up. All outgoing flights were also delayed. A total of 16 incoming flights were held on the runway, full of curious travelers. Airport officials say the terminal is now back at full speed, but passengers will experience delays throughout the rest of the day.

Ok well I'm off to get the last of the pictures on...see you again soon- Love Donna

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Tags: West Palm Beach, FLA