Stacey Knott of NORAD says the F-16 jets arrived over Colorado Springs Airport as the AirTran pilot landed there around noon, and Colorado Springs police met the plane. She didn't disclose details of what prompted NORAD to scramble the fighters.
On Wednesday, NORAD sent two F-15 fighters to escort a commercial jetliner bound for Hawaii back to Portland, Ore., after a report of a disruptive passenger.