Fighter jets escort plane to Seattle after bomb threat received

SEATTLE - Two F-15 fighter jets intercepted and escorted a Hawaiian Airlines passenger jet to Seattle on Monday after a bomb threat was received against the plane, officials said. <br> <br> No bomb was found. <br> <br> Seattle police received a call at 7:50 p.m. Monday saying there was a bomb on Hawaiian Airlines Flight 22, a duty officer for the Federal Aviation Administration said. <br> <br> The U.S. Air Force sent fighter jets to escort the plane to Seattle, the officer said. A Hawaiian Airlines spokesman said the fighters met the passenger jet somewhere over the Pacific. <br> <br> The plane touched down without incident at 9:24 p.m., the FAA said. Passengers were allowed to leave the plane. <br> <br> Port of Seattle police boarded the plane Monday night with bomb-sniffing dogs, said airport spokesman Bob Parker. <br> <br> The flight, which originated in Honolulu, had 304 passengers and 15 crew members. <br> <br> <br>

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