Airport Security Police said an Aerolíneas Argentinas plane had to make an emergency landing this Saturday after a fake bomb threat.
The 172 passengers and six crew members of the Boeing 737 departing from Buenos Aires landed without incident at Comodoro Rivadavia airport, about 1,700 km south of the Argentine capital.
The official statement said, “After a call made to 911 (Buenos Aires police), who reported a bomb while the plane was in motion, the action was initiated.”
According to the police statement, “The Explosives Brigade’s scan of the cabin, luggage and hatch found nothing new.”
The plane was en route from Buenos Aires to the city of Ushuaia, 3,000 km south of Argentina. The landing was scheduled for 07:40 local time (same time in Brazil), during which the weather station was temporarily closed while the airport’s Emergency Plan was activated.
source: Noticias
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