Metro

‘Loo’ny terrorist air scare

Fighter jets intercepted and escorted airliners bound for New York and Detroit yesterday in two bizarre false alarms.

In one case, three passengers were flagged for taking odd bathroom breaks; in the other, two lovebirds were apparently seeking mile-high club status.

American Flight 34 from LA was 100 miles from JFK when a flight attendant reported three men standing up at their seats simultaneously. A passenger also reported they were making a suspiciously high number of trips to the lavatory. They were freed after questioning.

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Earlier, two F-16s accompanied Frontier Flight 623 from Denver into Motown. Authorities said it turned out that two passengers who spent a long time in the bathroon were making out, said WXYZ-TV. They, too, were released.

Meanwhile in Kansas City, part of a terminal was closed after screeners detected a suspicious item in the bag of a former NYPD cop. It turned out to be harmless.