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The United Airlines Flight 663 incident was a "minor international incident" in 2010 involving a Qatari diplomat on the leg of a United Airlines flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Washington, DC) to Denver International Airport (Denver, Colorado).〔DeYoung, Karen and Spencer S. Hsu (April 9, 2010). (Diplomat on Denver flight to be sent back to Qatar, U.S. says. ) ''Washington Post''〕 The diplomat prompted a mid-air terrorism alert after smoking in the aircraft lavatory, which led the Qatari government to recall him two days later. United no longer uses Flight 663 as a DCA-DEN-LAS route. UA663 is now used on the SFO-HNL route, flown by a Boeing 777.〔http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL633〕 ==2010 incident== Flight 663 was a flight between Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC and Denver International Airport, continuing on to Las Vegas International Airport using a different aircraft than the one that operated the Washington–Denver sector.〔 On 7 April 2010, a disturbance involving a passenger happened ''en route'' from Washington, DC to Denver.〔Cardon, Felisa and Jeffrey Leib (April 7, 2010). (Possible shoe bomb incident on Denver-bound flight. ) ''Denver Post''〕〔Staff report (April 8, 2010). ('Cigarette' behind US plane alert. ) ''Aljazeera''〕 Officials identified the passenger as Mohammed al-Madadi, a diplomat from the Embassy of Qatar in Washington, D.C.〔Hsu, Spencer S. and Clarence Williams (April 8, 2010). (Qatari diplomat, apparently smoking in onboard bathroom, causes security scare on D.C. flight. ) ''Washington Post''〕〔O'Connor, Anahad (April 7, 2010). (Air Marshals Intervene in Incident on Plane. ) ''New York Times''〕 Officials took al-Madadi into custody, and the plane landed safely in Denver.〔Spillius, Alex (April 8, 2010). (Qatari diplomat questioned after incident on US flight. ) ''The Telegraph''〕 The North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled two F-16 fighters to intercept and escort the aircraft into Denver.〔Wald, Matthew L. and Charlie Savage (April 8, 2010). (Plane Passenger Is Held Following a Confrontation. ) ''New York Times''〕 Officials said the incident was a misunderstanding after al-Madadi attempted to smoke a pipe in the lavatory, then made "an unfortunate remark" after being confronted by two members of the Federal Air Marshal Service.〔Pelofsky, Jeremy (April 8, 2010). (Man in custody after disturbance on U.S. flight. ) ''Reuters''〕〔Associated Press (April 7, 2010). (Official: Incident a misunderstanding. ) ''Washington Post''〕 Law enforcement officials said al-Madadi mentioned "lighting his shoes", taken as a reference to shoe bomber Richard Reid.〔Moreno, Ivan and Devlin Barrett (April 8, 2010). (AP source: Man on flight trying to sneak smoke. ) Associated Press〕 Qatari Ambassador to the United States Ali Bin Fahad Al-Hajri issued a statement on the Embassy website: Press reports today regarding an incident aboard a commercial flight from Washington, DC to Denver, CO indicate that a Qatari diplomat was detained for suspicious behavior. We respect the necessity of special security precautions involving air travel, but this diplomat was traveling to Denver on official Embassy business on my instructions, and he was certainly not engaged in any threatening activity. The facts will reveal that this was a mistake, and we urge all concerned parties to avoid reckless judgments or speculation.〔Ali Bin Fahad Al-Hajri (April 7, 2010). (Statement by Qatari Ambassador. ) via qatarembassy.net〕〔Hampton, Olivia (April 8, 2010). (Qatari diplomat held in US flight bomb scare; officials. ) ''Sydney Morning Herald''〕 The Associated Press reported that al-Madadi was traveling on official Embassy business to visit Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, a jailed al-Qaeda conspirator held at United States Penitentiary, Florence.〔Shane, Scott (April 8, 2010). (Qatari Envoy Was to Meet Al Qaeda Figure in Jail. ) ''New York Times''〕〔Winter, Michael (April 8, 2010). (AP: Qatari envoy in plane scare was going to visit jailed al-Qaeda agent. ) ''USA Today''〕 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano praised the air marshals, who had been deployed in greater numbers following the attempted in-air bombing by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on December 25, 2009.〔Crabtree, Susan (April 8, 2010). (Napolitano thanks air marshals for taking action on flight disrupted by diplomat. ) ''The Hill''〕 Felony charges would be applicable for non-diplomats.〔Serrano, Richard, and Nicholas Riccardi (April 8, 2010). (Qatari envoy subdued after smoke is detected on jetliner. ) ''Los Angeles Times''〕 U.S. officials said al-Madadi would not face criminal charges because of diplomatic immunity.〔Moreno, Ivan, and Devlin Barrett (April 8, 2010). (AP source: Man on flight will not be charged. ) ''Associated Press''〕 The suspect was released following interviews with law enforcement officials.〔Shane, Scott, and Anahad O'Connor (April 8, 2010). (Qatar Diplomat Who Disrupted Flight Is Released. ) ''New York Times''〕 United States Department of State officials said al-Madadi was removed from the country by Qatar, rather than being declared ''persona non grata'' by the U.S. government and expelled from the United States.〔Salinger, Rick (April 8, 2010). (Diplomat Traveled To See Imprisoned Al-Qaida Agent. ) KCNC-TV〕〔Meikle, James (April 8, 2010). (Qatari diplomat 'smoking' causes US plane scare. ) ''The Guardian''〕〔Lee, Matthew (April 8, 2010). (Officials: Plane scare diplomat likely sent home. ) ''Associated Press''〕 Al-Madadi left the United States on April 9, 2010.〔Associated Press (April 10, 2010). (Diplomat from Qatar leaves US. )〕 Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmood said that al-Madadi would be disciplined.〔White, Andrew (April 15, 2010). ('Shoe bomb' diplomat will be punished - minister. ) ''Arabian Business''〕〔AFP (April 14, 2010). (Qatar to discipline US flight passenger. ) ''Sydney Morning Herald''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United Airlines Flight 663」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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