On a regular basis, you can pick up news breaking stories that the mainstream news media do not fully report. Although, Reuters News Service reported this terrorism story, I have not seen it picked up on by the mainstream media.

AP (Tue. Dec 5, 9:07 PM ET) An American Airlines flight bound for Dallas was diverted to Nashville after several passengers reported smelling burning sulfur from matches. All 99 passengers and the crew of five members were taken off the aircraft and screened while the plane was searched, the luggage was re-screened, and a canine unit brought in to assist in the search. The search concluded after a three hour time span, while being questioned by the FBI a "lady" passenger finally confessed. The passenger admitted she had struck the matches in an attempt to conceal a "body odor" created by a flatulent disorder.

"Since there was no malice involved and the incident was accidental, she was not charged with anything" according to a spokesman. The flight finally departed for it's original destination, however, the lady passenger was not allowed back on the plane and has been barred from flying on American Airlines.

In the event you are wondering, according to the news release, you are permitted to have four books of safety matches on a plane but cannot light them during the flight. I would have to question this policy: (1) You cannot carry a cigarette lighter aboard an aircraft. (2) Was not that one terrorist trying to light his tennis shoe bomb using safety matches? (3) You are on a no-smoking flight, why would you need four books of matches? (4) Would it not be safer as well as logical that matches are also banned, but made available to passengers that smoke when they depart the aircraft.

I really hope that this incident will not impact any future travel plans of "Homer" at FlatulentDisorder.blogspot.com

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