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A Korean Airlines Boeing 777 sits on the tarmac of Comox Airport after being diverted from Vancouver International Airport due to a bomb threat.
By NBC News, msnbc.com staff and news services
A Korean Air passenger jet made an emergency landing at a Canadian military base after a call center in the United States received a threat by telephone late on Tuesday, the airline said.
Korean Air flight 72, which was en route to South Korean capital Seoul, diverted to the Comox base on Vancouver Island in Canada's Pacific province British Columbia, soon after takeoff from Vancouver, the airline said in a statement released on Wednesday in Seoul.
"The (Korean Air) US call center received a call that there was a threat on board the aircraft," Korean Air said in a statement. A Korean Air spokeswoman could not confirm whether it was a bomb threat, as earlier reported by Canadian media.
The plane, a Boeing 777, had 147 people including 134 passengers on board, the airline said.
Two U.S. fighter jets, which took off from Portland, Oregon, intercepted it and shadowed it until it landed at the Canadian base, the Pentagon said in a statement.
"The airline will decide about the continuation of the flight after discussion with the airport and related authorities," Korean Air said.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Update:
Inspector Brian Massey
Says all passengers have been rescreened and are now resting in area hotels. The flight crew are also in hotels. The cargo and luggage that was located in the cargo hold portion of the plane is currently being thoroughly searched still. Nothing has been found this far but says the investigation is still on going. There is a chance that the passengers will be able to continue their journey later today, however he didn't have an exact time. Inspector Massey says those arrangements would be made by the airline once the situation is cleared.
NBC News' Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube, Reuters, The Associated Press and msnbc.com staff contributed to this report.
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from Mik and Courtney:
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Canadian authorities received a credible bomb threat this evening on Korean
Air flight # 72. Canadian authorities requested US help to escort flight back
to Canada. US fighter jets scrambled and intercepted the flight and helped
the pilots to land the aircraft safely in Canada. (2 F-15s from the Oregon National Guard responded
and escorted the Korean Air flight.) According to US officials,
Canadian authorities are searching the aircraft for explosives.
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US-KOREA-CANADA-FLIGHT
Korean Air says jet diverted in Canada after threat
Reporting by Sung-won Shim in SEOUL, Missy Ryan in WASHINGTON and Janet Guttsman; Editing by Daniel Magnowski
Reuters
SEOUL
A Korean Air passenger jet made an emergency landing at a Canadian military airbase after a call centre in the United States received a threat by telephone late on Tuesday, the airline said.
Korean Air flight 72, which was en route to South Korean capital Seoul, diverted to the Comox base on Vancouver Island in Canada's Pacific province British Columbia, soon after takeoff from Vancouver, the airline said in a statement released on Wednesday in Seoul.
"The (Korean Air) US call center received a call that there was a threat on board the aircraft," Korean Air said in a statement. A Korean Air spokeswoman could not confirm whether it was a bomb threat, as earlier reported by Canadian media.
The plane, a Boeing 777, had 147 people including 134 passengers on board, the airline said.
Two U.S. fighter jets, which took off from Portland, Oregon, intercepted it and shadowed it until it landed at the Canadian base, the Pentagon said in a statement.
"The airline will decide about the continuation of the flight after discussion with the airport and related authorities," Korean Air said.
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TORONTO (AP) - A Korean Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Vancouver to Seoul on Tuesday was diverted to a Canadian Forces base on Vancouver Island after the airline's U.S. call center received a bomb threat.
Korean Air said in a release that 25 minutes after take-off from Vancouver International Airport the call center received the threat. The airline said after discussion with the related departments they decided to turn the aircraft around.
A Canadian spokeswoman for The North American Aerospace Defense Command said two U.S. fighter jets escorted the plane to Canada's Comox air base, which is 70 miles outside Vancouver.
A Korean Air spokeswoman said from Los Angeles that the caller warned that an explosive was on board the aircraft.
An airline spokeswoman in Korea said all the passengers and crew are safe and that the airl
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A Korean Air flight made an emergency landing on Vancouver Island in Canada Tuesday afternoon because a bomb threat had been called into the airline?s head offices, the Vancouver Sun reported. The flight had left Vancouver International Airport and was headed for Seoul.
A fighter jet escorted the Boeing 777 as it landed at Comox Airport at 5:22 p.m. ?
In a statement released to the Sun, the Royal Canadian Air Force said emergency personnel had responded and that the aircraft was being secured. U.S. officials tell NBC News that Canadian authorities were searching the aircraft for explosives.
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