a plane of Argentine Airline received a threat of explosives during a flight to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. More than 170 passengers were on board the ship that had to activate its emergency protocol.
The Airport Security Police confirmed that the flight of the company he had to order the plane to land at the General Enrique Mosconi International Airport in Comodoro Rivadavia, in Chubut. Argentinian airlines confirmed that the terminal was closed as a precaution and the passengers had to descend to the runway in a distant place.
The threat to the ship Argentinian airlines It came from a call to 911, made from the City of Buenos Aires. The authorities confirmed that they are investigating what happened and the corresponding procedures are carried out, including the inspection of the hold luggage and all the corners of the plane.
The Argentine Regional Airports Unit explained that it is flight AR 1882 that took off from Aeroparque at 04:46 in the morning and was carrying 169 passengers and six crew members. “The inspection of the luggage is carried out by the PSA (Airport Security Police) and the ANAC (National Civil Aviation Administration), applying protocol”revealed the company.
The plane landed in Chubut at 07:40 in the morning without presenting any incident and was directed to the East 25 header of the terminal, where it was boarded by firefighters and other delegates from the corresponding authorities.
How passengers were informed
To the passengers of the flight Argentinian airlines they were informed that there would be an emergency landing and Upon arrival at the terminal, they were informed that there had been an alert regarding the existence of explosives.
“We got to the track and after 15 minutes they told us there was a bomb threat. They made us wait half an hour without information and we walked three kilometers in sub-zero temperatures to the airport. We do not have any information, there is a total secrecy of the company”, complained a passenger through social networks.
