Boeing plane makes emergency landing in Athens due to bomb threat
18:53, 4 April 2011
ATHENS. April 4. KAZINFORM A Boeing aircraft which flew from Britain to Egypt made an emergency landing at Athens airport after a threatening phone call on bomb. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
After a threatening phone call, the pilot informed the control tower at the airport Eleftherios Venizelos.
According to Greek National TV reports, two F16 fighters and one Super Puma took off from Volos and escorted the aircraft for a few minutes.
All the 213 passengers on board are in good health. The plane was chartered by the Thomson Airways. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com