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United Airlines: a flight towards Los Angeles from Sydney went back due to a bomb-alarm

Rome, Italy - It has been unveiled by a carrier's spokesman

The warning signal came after the finding of a paper indicating threats led the commander of the United flight 840 with 246 persons on board to decide of going back towards the Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney. Immediately after, several news were released and many times someone gave the lie to them. One of them referred to a possible attempt for entering pilot cabin, but this information was given...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 100724
Rome, Italy, 07/27/2004 14:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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