London-Washington Flight Diverted

A "disturbance" by a female passenger has forced a flight from Heathrow to Washington, D.C. to be diverted to Boston's Logan Airport.

Fighter jets escorted a diverted London-to-Washington, D.C., flight to Boston's Logan airport Wednesday after a distraught passenger pulled out a screw driver, matches, Vaseline and a note referencing al Qaeda, an airport spokesman said.
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Fighters were launched, and "trailed" the plane, CBS News reports, and there was no "chemical threat." State Police and federal agencies took control of the plane after it landed.

Allahpundit, who notes that today was the intended date for the disrupted liquid explosive terror plot, is providing real-time updates at Hot Air.

Update: CNN asks a good question. Regardless of whether this was terror or just a lone nut, how’d she get vaseline and matches through the screeners at a British airport? Here’s a better question: why was it left to the crew to confront the passenger? There wasn’t a federal air marshal on a flight from London to Washington? On the very day the attacks were supposed to have occurred?

Last Friday, the day after word of the thwarted plot broke, NBC's Washington affiliate identified United 923 as a likely target for such a plot (though UAL 923 is one of only 4 flights the carrier makes from London to Washington each day).

Passengers on United Flight 923 from London's Heathrow Airport arrived safe, sound and largely unconcerned about their security Thursday evening at Dulles International Airport, even though their flight may have been a prime target in a foiled terrorist plot.
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United was reportedly one of three airlines targeted by the terrorists, and Dulles is a hub for United's international flights.

Another interesting update from Allah:

Update: Heads up, ladies: no more gel bras on airplanes.

Where will this gelatinous slope take us?

Can I no longer wear my Asics Gel Kinseis?  Will gellin' like a felon take on a more literal meaning?