Crack Airline Security Does It Again

Some dude angry about a long wait for apple juice forced a flight headed to North Carolina to be diverted to Philadelphia.

Officials say the man became irate and used profanity aboard a Delta flight from LaGuardia airport in New York to Greensboro, NC on Tuesday afternoon around 5pm.

The flight was diverted to Philadelphia, where it was determined that the man had become upset over a lengthy wait for some apple juice he had ordered.

The FBI is “tight-lipped” about its investigation, but expect tomorrow the announcement of the capture of the infamous Apple Juice Bomber.

Man Angry Over Apple Juice Forces Plane to Land in Philadelphia [KYW 1060]

On-Flight Liquid Ban Intensifies, Causes Terror Down East Coast

Way more peril than what would be caused by actual drink bombs on planes, of course.

On-flight ban on drinks may pose peril [AP/Inquirer]

Quickies: Sixers Reach .750 Winning Percentage… Against Knicks

• The 76ers beat the Knicks for the second straight game, this time by 19 points. In order to win back fans, the Sixers have started a new marketing slogan: “The 76ers: If we only played the Knicks every game, we’d have 50 wins!” [Daily News]

• You lose, Philly. Macedonia has 95 percent of its terrain wireless, unless this is an April Fool’s Day prank and I didn’t notice. And the kids have free Internet access. In Macedonia. And Philly is just going to be one big Earthlink network. I see. [Financial Times via Blinq]

• New York City has joined Pennsylvania in tax-free shopping on clothes, except theirs has a provision that it’s only when it’s $110 or less. We Pennsylvanians can buy Diesel jeans without having to pay tax muah ha ha ha! Or maybe we do. I’ve never bought a non-used pair. (Ew.) [Gawker]

• A cargo plane crashed at Dover Air Force base, and it’s omigod-like-effing-sawed-in-half but it appears nobody was seriously hurt. Some good news to end this dreary — weather-wise — morning. [AP/Philly.com]