31.   All international and domestic takeoffs were grounded, and some arriving planes were diverted to other airports.

32.   Although the airport was initially closed to traffic, departure flights were allowed to resume later Wednesday while incoming planes were diverted to Lisbon.

33.   At least one plane was diverted to Colorado Springs.

34.   At the height of the dispute, U.S. air cargo company Federal Express diverted three planes from its Asian hub at Subic to Manila.

35.   Becky Cruz was on a flight from Indianapolis to Las Vegas when the plane was diverted to Albuquerque.

36.   Brandishing knives and claiming they had a bomb, the hijackers diverted the plane to Medina in western Saudi Arabia.

37.   Chaudhry said Sharif ordered the plane diverted to the Middle East with the knowledge that it would not have enough fuel to complete the journey.

38.   Continental will also divert planes to more popular routes to boost revenue.

39.   Cook spent only a few hours in Egypt after his plane was diverted from Cairo Sunday night to Cyprus because a sandstorm had engulfed the city.

40.   Fearing for the safety of the passengers and the crew, the captain diverted the plane to Miami and Meachini was taken off the plane.