A passenger on an American Airlines Paris-Miami Boeing 767 flight on 22 December allegedly tried to detonate explosive packed into one of his shoes, but was restrained by other passengers and crew. He now awaits trial in the USA. The man, Richard Reid, had a valid UK passport, a single ticket but no visa and did not check in any luggage. American Airlines chief executive officer Don Carty says his Paris staff warned the French authorities to check the man, whom they described as "suspicious", and as a result he missed his first flight. Carty says that it was only after the French authorities had cleared him that they allowed him to board.
Source: Flight International
