On Sunday afternoon, an American Airlines Transatlantic flight bound for London was delayed, because of the alias or name given to a Wi-Fi hotspot. The name of the hotspot was "Al Quida Free Terror Nettwork". The flight was originally planned to depart from Los Angeles (LAX) airport on Sunday; however a passenger noticed the network name in their available networks and notified the authorities. Customs and Border Protection did a extensive investigation and later cleared the flight for departure. This incident left the American Airline's flight crew uneasy. The decision was later made to delay the flight until take off on Monday. With so much unrest surrounding recent Middle East threats and acts, great caution should be taken to ensure safety. We should all be vigilant about ensuring safety and reporting anything that looks or seems unusual.
This article was created by Katia Hetter, on October 28, 2014.Hetter,an American journalist, was probably surprised by whom ever thought it would be a great idea to put something so controversial and frightening in a place that many people are already on high guard. The article was created a month from the anniversary of 9/11, so perhaps the un-sub named the hot-spot around that time. I believe the naming of the hotspot was a very ill-humored thing to do considering the heartbreaking events associated with Al-Qaeda such as 9/11.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/27/travel/lax-al-qaeda-wi-fi-hot-spot/?cid=ob_articlesidebarall&iref=obnetwork
http://www.gogoair.com/static/dotcom/img/airlineWiFiSymbol_AA.png
I wonder if threats like this are happening in other places in the world on a regular basis like it does in the UK and America.
ReplyDeleteProbably not the smartest decision with all the terrorist issues and threats against the United States. But they didn't mention anyone getting in trouble so I wonder if the person got into any trouble or if they just took it as a bad joke.
ReplyDeleteThings like this shouldn't be a joke. People take this very seriously, and although it may not affect you, terrorists have definitely affected other people. We should be sensitive to this kind of things and not make a joke out of it.
ReplyDeleteYeah terrorists are a huge deal when they come to any country especially to the US when 9/11 happened. People need to realize how terrible it really is and not overlook it as just an event and joke around with it.
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