Passenger Melinda Dennis on NWA Flight 253
Some passengers on Flight 253—like Melinda Dennis, interviewed by Today—were spared the fear that those sitting near alleged terrorist Abdul Farouk Abdul Mutallab experienced: "Originally, I assumed it was an unruly passenger." Watch more first-hand accounts here.

Some passengers on Flight 253—like Melinda Dennis, interviewed by Today—were spared the fear that those sitting near alleged terrorist Abdul Farouk Abdul Mutallab experienced: "Originally, I assumed it was an unruly passenger." Watch more first-hand accounts here.
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