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"Hundreds evacuated at Chicago's O'Hare airport after security lapse"

Monday, April 1, 2002

Hundreds evacuated at Chicago's O'Hare airport after security lapse
Agence France Presse


CHICAGO, (AFP) - Hundreds of passengers at Chicago O'Hare's
International Airport had to be re-screened early Monday after
authorities discovered a checkpoint metal detector had malfunctioned,
officials said.

"One of the concourses in terminal three was evacuated," as a result of
the mishap according to Monique Bond, spokeswoman for the city's
aviation department.

But Bond said the disruption caused by the glitch at the Midwestern hub
-- one of the country's busiest -- was minimal because of the early
hour.

The terminal serves American and Delta Airlines as well as smaller
operators such as Alaska Airlines and TWA (Trans World Airlines).


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