  
| 
| ||||||||||||
Plane diverted after bomb alert
YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS
Follow the news that matters to you. Create your own alert to be notified on topics you're interested in.
Or, visit Popular Alerts for suggestions. LONDON, England (CNN) -- British authorities diverted a passenger plane to a Scottish airport on Wednesday after a bomb alert onboard. The Ryanair flight from Paris to Dublin was diverted to Prestwick Airport, near Glasgow, after a note was passed to cabin crew claiming that there was a bomb on board, the airline said in a statement. The captain reported the warning to air traffic controllers who ordered him to divert to Prestwick. The airport was closed for a time, and other flights were diverted. Strathclyde Police said the airport had later reopened and all 167 passengers have been taken off the plane. A spokesman added: "All are safe and well and are being interviewed by Strathclyde Police." The plane involved -- flight FR25 -- was en route from Beauvais to Dublin. The plane was escorted by two Royal Air Force jets. 
|
| ||||||||||||
| © 2007 Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you. Read our privacy guidelines. Contact us. Site Map. |
 |
|
External sites open in new window; not endorsed by CNN.com
Pay service with live and archived video. 
