Passengers evacuated after hijacking note

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Passengers were evacuated from a Delta airlines flight Tuesday in Jacksonville, Fla., after a woman allegedly threatened to hijack the plane.

A Delta spokeswoman said Flight 2380, which was scheduled to depart for Atlanta Tuesday morning, was halted at the gate after a woman handed a suspicious note to a crew member, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Witnesses said the woman, who appeared to be in her 50s or 60s, was clutching a bible and appeared visibly nervous as she handed the note to a flight attendant, who then alerted other the crew members. A pilot came out and escorted the woman off the plane, where she was questioned by authorities, the report said

The plane, which was evacuated and searched before passengers were allowed to re-board, was delayed about two hours before it departed on its scheduled flight, The (Jacksonville, Fla.) Times-Union said.

The woman's letter allegedly said she had no weapons and wanted to go to jail, a passenger told the newspaper.