Suspicious item on Air France Boeing 777

sean1982 · Post by **sean1982** » 20 Dec 2015, 13:23

several media confirm that the Air France that diverted because of a bomb threat was actually carrying a REAL explosive device in the toilet of the aircraft.

http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/960/Buitenland ... rijs.dhtml

Post by **luchtzak** » 20 Dec 2015, 15:42

Kenyan aviation authorities have changed the first message into "a suspicious item found on board": https://www.aviation24.be/airlines_press_r ... paris-cdg/

Post by **sn26567** » 20 Dec 2015, 16:39

The device found in the toilet is a fake bomb, says Air France CEO.

A rescue plane has been sent from La Réunion. Indeed F-GSQP scheduled to fly today from La Réunion to Paris Orly, is now en route to Mombasa as AF389V.

Passenger · Post by **Passenger** » 20 Dec 2015, 16:39

Air France's CEO denies that there was an bomb / an explosive onboard.

Le Parisien: Lors d'une conférence de presse ce dimanche, le PDG d'Air France, Frédéric Gagey, a parlé «d'une fausse alerte», confirmant la nature du dispositif. «Il n'y avait rien qui présentait un caractère dangereux» pour l'avion, les passagers ou l'équipage, a poursuivi le PDG d'Air France, soulignant que «rien à ce stade ne permet de dire qu'il y a eu une faille dans le dispositif de sûreté à l'escale de l'île Maurice.

http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/k ... 388881.php

Homo Aeroportus · Post by **Homo Aeroportus** » 20 Dec 2015, 16:50

So it was a fake bomb.
Now they send a "rescue" flight from Saint Denis.

H.A.

Passenger · Post by **Passenger** » 20 Dec 2015, 18:32

Kenya's NTV reports that this (fake bomb) was found onboard:

(my remark: not sure yet that it was indeed this decide that was found onboard)

Foto Twitter
https://twitter.com/ntvkenya

Nevihta · Post by **Nevihta** » 20 Dec 2015, 19:33

Homo Aeroportus wrote:So it was a fake bomb.
Now they send a "rescue" flight from Saint Denis.

H.A.

The "rescue" flight is because the slides were used to evacuate the airplane I think.

Homo Aeroportus · Post by **Homo Aeroportus** » 20 Dec 2015, 19:59

You're right Nevihta, just saw it on TV that at least one slide (on 3L) was deployed.

If fixed quickly this bird may fly back empty to RUN to pick up the passengers of AF671 that was cancelled tonight to operate the "rescue" flight.

H.A.

Passenger · Post by **Passenger** » 21 Dec 2015, 11:50

A couple has been arrested upon arrival in Paris.

The place where the object was found, was checked during a pre flight inspection, leaving no other possibility then a passenger intervention.

http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/20 ... france.php

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