Somebody Call Homeland Security!

You might have heard the unsettling news today about Northwest Airlines Flight NWA188. The plane lost contact with ground controllers for over an hour and strayed way past its destination airport (Minneapolis) before turning around and heading back.

But apparently that was not the most frightening part of the incident. Observe this map:

Apparently Flight NWA188 STRAYED INTO SOVEREIGN USA TERRITORY during its wayward journey!! Was Homeland Security alerted? Were jets scrambled? Was our nation's cheese supply in jeopardy at any point?

Somehow I feel a little less safe tonight.

Related articles by Zemanta

• Wake Up? Pilots Miss Airport by 150 Miles (abcnews.go.com)
• Northwest pilots fly plane miles past airport where plane was supposed to land (gadling.com)
• Northwest's Wayward Flight: Did the Pilots Fall Asleep? (time.com)