Egypt-bound flight makes emergency landing over bomb scare

An aeroplane with 161 people aboard made an emergency landing in the Black Sea city of Burgas following a bomb threat while en route to Egypt from Poland’s capital of Warsaw, Bulgarian authorities said. All passengers and crew were evacuated, but no explosive was found aboard, a spokeswoman for the Burgas airport said, adding that […]

An aeroplane with 161 people aboard made an emergency landing in the Black Sea city of Burgas following a bomb threat while en route to Egypt from Poland’s capital of Warsaw, Bulgarian authorities said.
All passengers and crew were evacuated, but no explosive was found aboard, a spokeswoman for the Burgas airport said, adding that the airport remained closed.
A spokesman for Polish national carrier LOT said the aircraft did not belong to the airline but was a charter, destined for the Egyptian city of Hurghada.
“The plane landed in Burgas at 05.48 a.m. (0348 GMT) after a request for flight number LLP8015 travelling from Warsaw to Hurghada to make an emergency landing, due to a report of the presence of explosives on board,” the press officer said.
A passenger who alerted crew about a possible bomb admitted on questioning to having consumed alcohol, a police spokeswoman said.