12:35PM EST: An Emirates Airlines jet has been stopped on a JFK Airport taxiway, amid reports of a ‘no-fly’ passenger on board.
The FAA has confirmed to�CBS News that flight #204 [to Dubai] �has been blocked from departing JFK Airport by�Customs and Border Protection agents, and Department of Homeland Security personnel.
According to NBC News,�the pilots had requested permission to taxi for takeoff when Customs and Border Protection blocked the plane from taxiing.
UPDATE 12:55PM EST:�Sources tell NBC that the incident appears to be a case of mistaken identity involving one passenger.
Another official said the incident involved two people — a man and a woman. One of those people appeared to be on a Customs and Border Protection List, not a Transportation Security Administration no-fly list.
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If you check Emirates Airlines website for flight 204, it says it departed at 12:49: http://www.emirates.com/us/english/plan_book/flight_status/flightstatus_results.aspx?Departure=JFK&Arrival=DXB&DateSelected=100506&FlightStatusOption=2&searchType=Status&h=6f884734afb6b0478514dddb7f6ce63af8f3dfb8
How did they get on the plane in the first place?!
This is the same thing that happened a few days ago with the Times Square bomber.
“To be fair, at Emirates Airlines, being on a “no-fly” list makes you eligible for pre-boarding. ” – Anne Coulter
All these blocks delay decent people (read islamo-fascists) from being reunited with their families in Dubai. These actions border on nazism and delay Mosad from carrying out vital missions.
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“We just want Jews to be perfected” – Anne Coulter