Glasgow – US flight evacuated over ‘threat’
07.08.11
A flight from Glasgow was evacuated at Philadelphia Airport in the US, towed to a remote area and searched by explosive experts yesterday. The 157 passengers and six crew members were taken off the US Airways aircraft shortly before it was due to fly on to Anchorage, Alaska because of a threatening note. Nothing was found in an extensive search.
A spokeswoman for the airline said the information had been received in Europe and passed to authorities in the US. Bomb sniffing dogs went through the luggage, which was taken out of the plane and spread on the runway. No details of the note were given. The incident has been referred to the FBI.
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