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Bomb alarm on a Korean Air's flight

Anchorage, USA - The 747 en route from Seoul to New York was forced to land for necessary checks but no bomb was found

A Korean Air's Boeing 747 en route from Seoul to New York was forced to land at Anchorage Airport (Alaska) on last Tuesday 3 August, due to a warning signal regarding a bomb. Such alarm would have been communicated by an anonymous telephone call towards New York's Police, and the necessary security steps were immediately performed. This aircraft, after landing, was evacuated and all its 350 passengers...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 101315
Rome, Italy, 08/05/2004 12:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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