Virgin B747 diverts to Goose Bay after bomb scare
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Virgin B747 diverts to Goose Bay after bomb scare
Virgin B747 escorted into Goose Bay, Labrador by Canadian fighters after a bomb alert. The flight was en-route from london to New York.
Investigators are beginning a detailed search of the aircraft and they expect it to take many hours.
Investigators are beginning a detailed search of the aircraft and they expect it to take many hours.
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All passengers are now undergoing a security check by the Mounties. They could be stuck there for a day or two.
Apparently the bomb threat was not made by anyone on the aircraft.
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Apparently the bomb threat was not made by anyone on the aircraft.
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According to
www.news.bbc.co.uk (UK section), the flight was due to leave this afternoon.
" The threat turned out to be false." the website says, quoting a Virgin spokesman.
www.news.bbc.co.uk (UK section), the flight was due to leave this afternoon.
" The threat turned out to be false." the website says, quoting a Virgin spokesman.
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That's all the airline in question needs right now, in the light of their other troubles.
If the bomb threat was false and they find the culprit, then I hope they jail the b*stard and throw away the key.
It's time for all courts around the world to set an example that anyone threatening or endagering the safety of an airplane spends a considerable part of their life behind bars!
I experienced the aftermath of a bomb hoax; the chief suspect was a woman who thought she was going to miss her flight! It cost the company thousands and disrupted the lives of hundreds.
If the bomb threat was false and they find the culprit, then I hope they jail the b*stard and throw away the key.
It's time for all courts around the world to set an example that anyone threatening or endagering the safety of an airplane spends a considerable part of their life behind bars!
I experienced the aftermath of a bomb hoax; the chief suspect was a woman who thought she was going to miss her flight! It cost the company thousands and disrupted the lives of hundreds.
