US Federal authorities have denied reports that military aircraft had escorted a US-bound flight from Paris after a woman wearing a jacket with wires was removed from the plane before takeoff.
A senior aviation source and industry officials said the Boeing 767 jetliner, an Air France flight operated by Delta, made an unescorted approach into Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Another US official said the young woman was apparently of Arab descent and was removed from Delta Flight 43 in Paris because she was wearing a jacket with wires and a battery connected to it that apparently was to heat the coat.
"It looks like a young lady with an unusual jacket," the official said, adding that she was now not believed to be a terror risk. It was unclear if her luggage had been removed from the flight.
A federal law enforcement official said there was no indication of any danger to the passengers or to the plane.
The official said agents from the FBI's Louisville, Kentucky, office planned to interview the passengers to see if they knew anything about the woman, an action to be taken out of an "abundance of caution."
