FORT MYERS, Fla. - A self-described psychic's tip that a bomb might be on a plane prompted a search with bomb-sniffing dogs that turned up nothing suspicious, but forced the cancellation of the flight.

American Airlines Flight 1304 at Southwest Florida International Airport was canceled Friday because some crew members had exceeded their work hours by the time the search was finished, officials said.

The purported psychic's call was "unusual,"� conceded Doug Perkins, local administrator for the federal Transportation Security Administration director.

But in these times, we can't ignore anything. We want to take the appropriate measures,� he said.

None of the 128 passengers had boarded yet for the flight to Dallas when the search was ordered, Perkins said.
TSA officials wouldn't say who the call came from or who received it.

The passengers were placed on later flights, American Airlines officials said.

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Are the feds so paranoid now for some
reason they are now willing to listen
to anyone who claims to be psychic?

Gazz

I read the article on CNN. This is a very serious thing...no, I don't think the feds are paranoid. They are doing what's right and what's smart.

What a situation! It's true, though, that these days one cannot afford to dismiss any such claim, regardless of source.

Better to be safe.

Initial reaction nut, and if some nut phoned me and told me a bomb was on a plane I'd check it.

im sure if iwas a passenger on that plane i would want them to search for a bomb...If they didnt i wouldnt fly on it.

OK... but what if a terrorist claiming to be psychic calls everyday that there is bomb here and there??