[updated:LAST EDITED ON 05-01-03 AT 12:40 PM (GMT)]Sunday, January 5, 2003 (Chicago):
A Lufthansa Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany to Mexico City made an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport after officials received a bomb threat.
The Boeing 747-400 airplane had 392 passengers and 19 crew-members on board when it landed around 1620 hours local time yesterday.
“This is standard operating procedure. There were no injuries, the aircraft landed safely,” Chicago Department of Aviation spokesperson Monique Bond said.
Authorities are inspecting the plane for any explosives.
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By: EGNM - 7th January 2003 at 19:13
RE: Lufthansa plane diverted after bomb threat
i think i can remember it – was it shortly after 9/11?
By: wysiwyg - 7th January 2003 at 18:45
RE: Lufthansa plane diverted after bomb threat
That’s right about the Virgin 747 escept the bomb hoax was made by a member of the cabin crew!!!
By: Saab 2000 - 5th January 2003 at 15:36
RE: Lufthansa plane diverted after bomb threat
Threats obviously have to be taken seriously though it does make me wonder what kind of deranged person would do such an intolerable thing.
I recall something similar happened with a Virgin 747-400, there was a bomb threat so it diverted to Keflavik.
Gfox,
Here is an article for you regarding the Lufthansa pilots who were drunk.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TRAVEL/01/03/lufthansa.pilots.reut/index.html
Sadly the issue is becoming more and more occurant and apparent in aviation. However, I would not think it is a new thing but rather a problem being scrutized and studied more.
By: GFox - 5th January 2003 at 13:54
RE: Lufthansa plane diverted after bomb threat
I read yesterday, something else about Lufthansa, Involving two of their pilots at Helsinki, and being drunk.
Still, this threat must have given the passengers quite a scare
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January 5, 2003 at 12:39 pm