Would-Be ‘Hijacker’ Subdued on Turkish Flight

Travel Blog  •  Valerie Conners  •  10.15.08 | 11:57 AM ET

A drunk passenger aboard a Turkish Airlines plane bound for Russia was subdued by passengers after passing a note to the pilot claiming he had a bomb. No weapons or bomb were found on the man, Reuters reports, and the plane landed safely in St. Petersburg where the passenger was taken into custody.