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Inbound JFK flight diverted to Scotland after letter scare: Post

Inbound JFK flight diverted to Scotland after letter scare: Post
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JAMAICA — A flight on its way to JFK Airport from Cairo, Egypt, was forced to land in Scotland earlier this week after a passenger found a note threatening to set the plan on fire, the New York Post reported.

The plane touched down at Prestwick Airport in Glasgow around 2:30 p.m. June 16 after one of the passengers found a napkin reading “I’ll set this plane on fire” while changing her daughter’s diaper in the bathroom, the newspaper reported.

More than 300 passengers were held in a boarding area for more than three hours before hopping on another plane, the Post said.