ROMULUS, MI - APRIL 15: A Northwest Airlines plane taxis away from the terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport April 15, 2008 in Romulus, Michigan. Northwest Airlines and Delta announced a merger agreement late Monday April 14, which if approved will make it the world's largest airline carrier. Getty Images logo Getty Images 22 months ago

ROMULUS, MI - APRIL 15: A Northwest Airlines plane taxis away from the terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport April 15, 2008 in Romulus, Michigan. Northwest Airlines and Delta announced a merger agreement late Monday April 14, which if approved will make it the world's largest airline carrier.

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  1. The McNamara Terminal where Delta and Northwest Airlines flights depart and arrive is shown at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Mich., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. The Transportation Security Administration says unruly passengers on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit were interviewed by Customs and Border Protection officials after the plane landed. But the TSA says the passengers were released and no arrests were made.
  2. The McNamara Terminal where Delta and Northwest Airlines flights depart and arrive is shown at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Mich., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. The Transportation Security Administration says unruly passengers on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit were interviewed by Customs and Border Protection officials after the plane landed. But the TSA says the passengers were released and no arrests were made.
  3. Delta and Northwest Airlines aircraft are shown in gates at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Mich., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. The Transportation Security Administration says unruly passengers on a Northwest Airlines flight, not shown, from Amsterdam to Detroit were interviewed by Customs and Border Protection officials after the plane landed. But the TSA says the passengers were released and no arrests were made.
  4. Passenger buses are seen near Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the tarmac at Detroit Metro Airport December 27, 2009 in this video grab provided by WDIV-TV in Detroit. CNN said crew members requested emergency assistance upon landing after reporting a disruptive passenger. The plane landed safely in Detroit. This was the same flight number as the one involved in the Christmas Day incident in which a Nigerian man was charged with attempting to blow up the Northwest passenger jet. Delta Air Lines has taken over Northwest.
  5. Northwest Airlines Flight 253 sits on the tarmac at Detroit Metro Airport December 27, 2009 in this video grab provided by WDIV-TV in Detroit. CNN said crew members requested emergency assistance upon landing after reporting a disruptive passenger. The plane landed safely in Detroit. This was the same flight number as the one involved in the Christmas Day incident in which a Nigerian man was charged with attempting to blow up the Northwest passenger jet. Delta Air Lines has taken over Northwest.
  6. Northwest Airlines Flight 253 sits on the tarmac at Detroit Metro Airport December 27, 2009 in this video grab provided by WDIV-TV in Detroit. CNN said crew members requested emergency assistance upon landing after reporting a disruptive passenger. The plane landed safely in Detroit. This was the same flight number as the one involved in the Christmas Day incident in which a Nigerian man was charged with attempting to blow up the Northwest passenger jet. Delta Air Lines has taken over Northwest.
  7. Northwest Airlines Flight 253 sits on the tarmac at Detroit Metro Airport December 27, 2009 in this video grab provided by WDIV-TV in Detroit. CNN said crew members requested emergency assistance upon landing after reporting a disruptive passenger. The plane landed safely in Detroit. This was the same flight number as the one involved in the Christmas Day incident in which a Nigerian man was charged with attempting to blow up the Northwest passenger jet. Delta Air Lines has taken over Northwest.
  8. The Northwest Airlines plane which asked for emergency help after a passenger became disruptive upon landing taxis off a remote runway, escorted by authorities, at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A law enforcement official says the man removed from the Sunday flight to Detroit posed no security risk to the plane. The official says the passenger was taken into custody after becoming verbally disruptive on landing. Subsequent interviews by investigators determined he was a businessman who became ill during the flight.
  9. Northwest Airlines flight 253 sits on the tarmac after requesting emergency help at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight route that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after becoming disruptive, officials said.
  10. Northwest Airlines flight 253 sits on the tarmac after requesting emergency help at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight route that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after becoming disruptive, officials said.
  11. Northwest Airlines flight 253 sits on the tarmac after requesting emergency help at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight route that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after becoming disruptive, officials said.
  12. Northwest Airlines flight 253 sits on the tarmac after requesting emergency help at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulas, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight route that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after becoming disruptive, officials said.
  13. Northwest Airlines flight 253 sits on the tarmac after requesting emergency help at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulas, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight route that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after becoming disruptive, officials said.
  14. Northwest Airlines flight 253 sits on the tarmac after requesting emergency help at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulas, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight route that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after becoming disruptive, officials said.
  15. Northwest Airlines flight 253 sits on the tarmac after requesting emergency help at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulas, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight route that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after becoming disruptive, officials said.
  16. Northwest Airlines flight 253 sits on the tarmac after requesting emergency help at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight route that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after becoming disruptive, officials said.

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