Plane flying from Turkey evacuated after passenger makes BOMB threat
A FLIGHT was evacuated after passengers allegedly made a bomb threat.
The plane was evacuted
The Ukraine International Airlines Flight 716, flying from Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, was due to arrive in Kiev, Ukraine, but has been delayed by three hours.
Two of the 90 passengers on board are said to have told staff: “Tomorrow, there will be a bomb threat.”
After the pilot learned of the grave warning, he notified the control tower.
Passengers made a bomb threat
The Boeing 737-500 plane was towed to a safe area and travellers were taken to the terminal.
All the passengers are believed to have been evacuated while a bomb disposal teams and the specialist K-9 unit searched the plane for explosives.
After several hours, the flight was allowed to depart from the Turkish capital on Thursday morning.
More to follow . . .