Toilet Paper Dust Diverts Vegas-Bound Flight

NEW ORLEANS - Toilet paper dust caused a Southwest Airlines flight to make an unexpected landing in New Orleans on Friday. According to spokeswoman Mary Lee, a passenger noticed the white substance in the bathroom of a flight from Tampa to Las Vegas.

The pilot thought the threat was enough to land the plane as soon as possible; New Orleans' Armstrong International Airport happened to be closest.

All passengers were taken off the plane, and inspectors determined that the substance was just dust from toilet paper.

The flight is scheduled to resume its trip to Las Vegas.

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