I think i must be conflating different instances as I did do some googling and the “Underwear Bomber” most closely matches my (probably addled) recollection. However this guy wasn’t arrested just before takeoff either, so that aspect must have been some instance that didnt gain as much notoriety and was lost in the news cycle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot
Peroxide based, mixed with Tang as a disguise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_repercussions_due_to_the_2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot#United_States
Pictures of trash cans overflowing with soda bottles lol
I think i must be conflating different instances as I did do some googling and the “Underwear Bomber” most closely matches my (probably addled) recollection. However this guy wasn’t arrested just before takeoff either, so that aspect must have been some instance that didnt gain as much notoriety and was lost in the news cycle.