Flight from L.A. to Florida takes 19 hours, thanks to unruly passenger, Olympic rooftop missile, Passengers aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., endured what's being called the "flight from hell" after an unruly passenger forced an emergency landing and subsequently a 10-hour delay, putting the entire trip at more than 19 hours. The flight reportedly landed in Houston, but since Spirit doesn't operate out of Houston, passengers were forced to wait for hours while a solution was worked out.UK confirms rooftop Olympic missile plan, Britain has confirmed it will deploy missile defence systems in residential areas of London, including on the roof of a block of apartments, to defend against any air attack on the Olympic Games.
The plan has angered people leaving nearby, who have launched legal action to block the move, which they say will endanger lives due to the possibility of accidents and the prospect that aircraft could be shot down over densely populated areas.
"This is the biggest sporting event in the world, and with that comes the huge responsibility to deliver it safely and securely," interior minister Theresa May said of the Olympic Games, which begin on July 27.
The anti-aircraft missile systems - one large and mounted on a trailer, the other handheld - will be deployed at six locations around the Olympic Park in the east of the capital, including on top of two residential buildings and in a park.
One of the sites set to host the missiles is the Bow Quarter housing development, an upscale residential complex built on the site of a red-brick Victorian match factory.
In a leaflet sent to Bow Quarter occupants earlier this year, the defence ministry said it had chosen the former water tower in the complex because it offered "an excellent view of the surrounding area and the entire sky above the Olympic Park".
The Stop the Olympic Missiles campaign says the plan will turn the games into a "festival of the global security industry", according to the group's website.
"The government is ignoring public opinion," said campaigner Chris Nineham.
"The vast majority of people in east London do not want these missiles. The government decision flies in the face of good sense and our campaign will go on."
Britain's defence ministry said it acknowledged that the defence system would have "implications" for those on the ground, but that missile deployment would be a "last resort option" to minimise casualties and damage from an aerial attack.
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