An American Airlines flight preparing to take off at the
San Francisco International Airport on Thursday was stopped and moved to a
remote location after authorities received a threat that the flight would be hijacked.
The passengers are
being re-screened while TSA inspects the plane.
The threat was made by phone. No other details were available.
Flight 24 was headed to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
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