51.   His behavior was so extreme, Lewis said, that crew members considered handcuffing him and the captain considered diverting the flight.

52.   Incoming flights were being diverted to other airports.

53.   Incoming flights were diverted to other countries as authorities rushed passengers and workers out of the airport.

54.   Incoming flights were diverted to the Red Sea coastal town of Hurghada and to Aswan, in the south.

55.   Incoming foreign flights will be diverted to other airports, Tal said.

56.   International flights were diverted to New York and other cities on the East Coast, DeCosta said.

57.   International flights were diverted to India and the Maldives as authorities rushed passengers and workers out of the airport.

58.   It was unclear where the other incoming flights would be diverted.

59.   Luton airport, north of London, was shut by a bomb warning and most flights were diverted to airports in central England.

60.   Masashi Ogi, a Northwest spokesman in Tokyo, confirmed that the flight was diverted but said he did not know the circumstances or any other details.