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A Cathay Pacific aircraft is intercepted by CF-18 Hornet fighter jets. May 15, 2010. (Twitter)
Cathay Pacific flight number 839 was enroute when the pilot issued an alert. The Department of National Defence immediately sent its fight jets into action from Comox, B.C., say sources. The jets escorted the plane into Vancouver International Airport at around 1:40 p.m. local time.
The order to send the jets was made from the Canadian Norad regional headquarters in Winnipeg.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay confirmed the threat.
"The CF-18 escorted the aircraft to Vancouver and it landed without incident," MacKay said.
There are unconfirmed reports the plane is sitting on the tarmac with passengers still on board. The plane has been towed to a secure part of the airport.
The investigation is being handled by the RCMP.
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Fighter jets escort plane to Vancouver amid threat
View larger image A Cathay Pacific aircraft is intercepted by CF-18 Hornet fighter jets. May 15, 2010. (Twitter)
 A Cathay Pacific flight was en route to Vancouver International Airport when the pilot issued an alert. |
Updated: Sat May. 15 2010 17:53:32
CTV.ca News Staff
National Defence scrambled two CF-18 fighter jets from CFB Comox after a bomb threat was made aboard a Cathay Pacific flight enroute to a Vancouver airport Saturday afternoon.CTV.ca News Staff
Cathay Pacific flight number 839 was enroute when the pilot issued an alert. The Department of National Defence immediately sent its fight jets into action from Comox, B.C., say sources. The jets escorted the plane into Vancouver International Airport at around 1:40 p.m. local time.
The order to send the jets was made from the Canadian Norad regional headquarters in Winnipeg.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay confirmed the threat.
"The CF-18 escorted the aircraft to Vancouver and it landed without incident," MacKay said.
There are unconfirmed reports the plane is sitting on the tarmac with passengers still on board. The plane has been towed to a secure part of the airport.
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