Narrative:

Forecast to leave sdq full of passenger. Released early from the gate with over 20 empty seats. Upon reaching miami, the gate agent was upset that there were many bags of unboarded passenger in the international baggage claim. Also, there was a deportee with no required paperwork for INS. I believe both the baggage and the (no notice of) deportee are violations of the law. I know air carrier wants an on time departure, but safety must still come first. I believe it is unsafe to fly with unclaimed bags, or with bags of passenger not boarding the airplane. I can easily see a bomb on the plane with the passenger still on the ground. Multiply that times 20 and then from an unstable island--this is possibly the guarantee of murder. I think someone must know that if air carrier had a chance to stop this procedure--they overlooked it for on time departures. I think someone must know that if a bomb takes many lives on an air carrier from sdq--it was not because air carrier was not warned. I think someone must know that air carrier does not always place proper emphasis on safety.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT LEAVES UNSTABLE FOREIGN COUNTRY WITH UNACCOUNTED PASSENGER BAGS ON BOARD. ALSO WAS SHORT PAPERWORK FOR A DEPORTEE PASSENGER.

Narrative: FORECAST TO LEAVE SDQ FULL OF PAX. RELEASED EARLY FROM THE GATE WITH OVER 20 EMPTY SEATS. UPON REACHING MIAMI, THE GATE AGENT WAS UPSET THAT THERE WERE MANY BAGS OF UNBOARDED PAX IN THE INTL BAGGAGE CLAIM. ALSO, THERE WAS A DEPORTEE WITH NO REQUIRED PAPERWORK FOR INS. I BELIEVE BOTH THE BAGGAGE AND THE (NO NOTICE OF) DEPORTEE ARE VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW. I KNOW ACR WANTS AN ON TIME DEP, BUT SAFETY MUST STILL COME FIRST. I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE TO FLY WITH UNCLAIMED BAGS, OR WITH BAGS OF PAX NOT BOARDING THE AIRPLANE. I CAN EASILY SEE A BOMB ON THE PLANE WITH THE PAX STILL ON THE GND. MULTIPLY THAT TIMES 20 AND THEN FROM AN UNSTABLE ISLAND--THIS IS POSSIBLY THE GUARANTEE OF MURDER. I THINK SOMEONE MUST KNOW THAT IF ACR HAD A CHANCE TO STOP THIS PROC--THEY OVERLOOKED IT FOR ON TIME DEPS. I THINK SOMEONE MUST KNOW THAT IF A BOMB TAKES MANY LIVES ON AN ACR FROM SDQ--IT WAS NOT BECAUSE ACR WAS NOT WARNED. I THINK SOMEONE MUST KNOW THAT ACR DOES NOT ALWAYS PLACE PROPER EMPHASIS ON SAFETY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.