US EditionTurkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Barcelona after threat
Flight TK1853 was escorted by Spanish and French warplanes and landed safely with 148 passengers and 7 crew; no explosive device was found, authorities confirmed.
- This morning, Turkish Airlines Flight TK1853 declared an emergency and circled three times before making an emergency landing at Barcelona El Prat Airport at about 10am.
- After passing Sardinia, pilots sent an emergency code often used in medical incidents and alerted air traffic controllers, prompting a response.
- The Airbus A321 carried 148 passengers and seven crew members, and Spanish and French warplanes escorted the plane over the Mediterranean.
- On the ground, suitcases were lined up outside the aircraft and inspected by a sniffer dog and handler while armed police officers stood on the tarmac and the Catalan government activated a special aeronautical emergency plan at El Prat.
- A passenger who shared images said the captain told people to `disembark one by one according to their seat numbers` and called the scene `eerie` when surrounded by `armed personnel`; Metro contacted Turkish Airlines for information.
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Passenger’s Wi-Fi name triggers bomb scare, forces Turkish Airlines emergency landing
A Turkish Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Barcelona Thursday morning after a passenger created a hoax threat by setting up a Wi-Fi hotspot suggesting there was a "bomb threat" on board, according to airline officials. The emergency protocol was alerted when Flight 1853 was already approaching its intended designation at Barcelona-El Prat Airport from Istanbul. Euronews said the Airbus A321, which was carrying 148 pass…
Plane forced to make emergency landing after passenger allegedly put ‘bomb threat’ in Wi-Fi hotspot name
A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Barcelona on Thursday morning after a passenger allegedly put a "bomb threat" in the name of an in-flight wireless network, according to authorities.
The name of the open Wifi network identified by a passenger's phone generated the alert, which mobilized international security authorities and two French military aircraft.
Security forces have not yet found explosives in the Turkish Airlines aircraft register that landed in Barcelona this Thursday after a bomb threat on board.
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