Alaska Airlines says there was an "unauthorized take-off" of an airplane and witnesses reported a jet being chased by military planes near Sea-Tac International Airport in Washington state.
The Latest on a plane stolen from Sea-Tac International Airport in Washington state (all times local): 9:50 p.m. Officials at Sea-Tac International Airport say an Alaska Airlines plane that was stolen by an airline employee and has crashed in Washington state.
Ellie Holman, a dentist who lives in the United Kingdom with her daughter, was detained in Dubai for three days after drinking a glass of wine on a flight from London.
The airport employee responsible for stealing a plane and jetting off on an “unauthorized flight” at Seattle-Tacoma International on Friday before crashing was able to “legitimately” access the area where the plane was held, said officials, adding that they think he was the only person aboard.
“I just really wanted everyone else to be safe. At that moment I can honestly say I wasn’t thinking of me getting injured," TSA Lead Officer Darrell Wade recalled.
The unidentified pilot who stole a plane from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport before crashing it into a small island on Friday was heard sounding excited as he spoke to air traffic controllers.
A Horizon Air passenger plane crashed on an island in Puget Sound Friday night, not long after a suspect conducted an "unauthorized take-off" from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington state, officials said.
"We acted in advance of last year's horrific event in Charlottesville and if we become aware of similar information we won’t hesitate to do so again," the service says.