As promised, here are some pictures from my unexpected stopover in an Omaha airport maintenance hangar after a bomb threat diverted my flight from Vegas to Hartford. We didn't take too many, and were trying to be discreet about it since we didn't want anyone to take our camera. There are a few more in the Flickr set.

AP: Threat Forces Flight to Land in Omaha. I was on this flight, on my way home for Christmas from Reno. I was originally happy that we found a nonstop, non-redeye flight from Las Vegas to Hartford, but it turned into a redeye flight with a stop in an Omaha airport hangar.

Because the threat was made by a drunk person who didn't make the flight (according to the pilot), no one in the plane panicked, and we were mostly annoyed at the delay. They landed our plane in a remote part of the airfield, at the far end of which were waiting tens of emergency vehicles and police cars, I guess in case we exploded. They must not have been that concerned, since we waited in the plane nearly an hour for them to pull up some steps so we could deplane. It was 10 degrees in Nebraska, but they had buses ready to take us to the hangar.

We were treated kindly by Southwest staff, and given water and snacks. After asking us as a group a few vague questions ("Do you know a Janet?"), they bused us back into the plane, which refueled at a gate and continued onto Hartford. Generally, the whole experience was boring and tiring. Not quite Die Hard II.

I have a few pictures, which I'll post when I get a chance.