An aircraft operating a flight from London Heathrow to Warsaw Chopin made an emergency landing at Warsaw-Modlin Airport after a report of an explosive device on board. The plane landed at 10:01 a.m. local time with 181 people aboard.
The flight had initially been scheduled to arrive at Warsaw Chopin, but was diverted to Modlin after the alert was raised. The airport said the bomb threat was reported at 9:54 a.m.
After landing, the aircraft was moved to a specially designated area. It had 3.7 tonnes of fuel on board at the time of landing. The plane will remain there pending further instructions from the competent authorities, while bomb-disposal teams and other specialists are expected at the scene.
Warsaw-Modlin Airport has been closed until further notice. Services are checking the credibility of the report and taking measures to protect passengers, crew members and airport employees.
Airport spokesman Adam Szablowski confirmed that the aircraft landed at 10:01 a.m. with 181 people on board and that bomb-disposal specialists were expected. Airport officials said the safety of everyone at the site was their top priority and that significant developments, as well as information about the resumption of flights, would be announced in subsequent updates.
The next information about the situation was expected to be released at 10:45 a.m. local time.
Source: btvnovinite.bg
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