A BOMB threat note found during a TUI flight from Cardiff to the Canaries has caused major panic.
After the letter was spotted in the bathroom, the entire aircraft, along with all passengers and their luggage, had to inspected by specialists in explosives.
A crew member reportedly handed the letter to the pilot when he finished flying over Portugal in the direction of the Canary Islands.
In response to the warning, an extensive security operation swung into action with specialists from the GEDEX (Explosives Deactivation Group), the Fiscal and Border Section, investigation units and citizen security patrols all intervening.
Air traffic controllers wrote on their X account: “The plane has been guided with the presence of firefighters to a siding where the passengers have had to identify their luggage.
“Landing and takeoff operations have been temporarily interrupted, which has caused some delays.”
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