“@MajorNews911: #BREAKING: Kelowna Airport in Canada on standby for a possible emergency. Specific incident involving a plane. @cbcnewsbc”
“@CTVVancouver: Bomb squad called in after threat to specific plane at Kelowna airport
Airport officials received a threat to a specific airplane Saturday afternoon. (Castanet.net)
Published Saturday, October 25, 2014 2:24PM PDT
Last Updated Saturday, October 25, 2014 2:25PM PDT
First responders were on “emergency standby” waiting for a bomb squad at Kelowna International Airport Saturday afternoon.
The airport received a call threatening a specific airplane that had arrived at the airport from Edmonton and departed for its next destination. The plane was forced to land again and as of 2 p.m. was waiting on the tarmac for a bomb squad to search it.
Airport spokeswoman Jenelle Haynes told CTV News the passengers would be unloaded from the plane and transferred by bus to the terminal for screening.
Whoever called had the wrong information about the flight, Haynes said, and it took airport staff some time to figure out what exactly had been threatened.
