ATHENS: Greek warplanes scrambled Sunday to escort a Ryanair flight from Poland to Greece with 190 individuals on board after a bomb alert was reported to authorities, officers stated.
Two F-16 jets escorted the flight, which took off from Katowice for Athens, because it entered Greek airspace from North Macedonia, the supply advised AFP.
The Boeing 737 had earlier been escorted by Hungarian warplanes, the official added.
The flight lastly landed at an remoted space at Athens Worldwide Airport shortly earlier than 1600 GMT, a delay of almost two-and-a-half hours.
“The passengers have disembarked and are being inspected,” Greek police spokeswoman Constantia Dimoglidou advised AFP.
“There have been 190 individuals on board together with the crew. The aircraft can be checked after the passengers,” she stated.
Because the aircraft approached Athens, it was diverted over the ocean as a precaution.
Piotr Adamczyk, public relations supervisor at Katowice airport, stated that they had acquired a phone warning because the aircraft was flying over Slovakia.
“After the aircraft took off, there was a name to the airport info centre regarding the attainable presence of an explosive gadget on board,” Adamczyk advised AFP.
“We contacted air site visitors management, which subsequently contacted the pilots,” he added.
Two F-16 jets escorted the flight, which took off from Katowice for Athens, because it entered Greek airspace from North Macedonia, the supply advised AFP.
The Boeing 737 had earlier been escorted by Hungarian warplanes, the official added.
The flight lastly landed at an remoted space at Athens Worldwide Airport shortly earlier than 1600 GMT, a delay of almost two-and-a-half hours.
“The passengers have disembarked and are being inspected,” Greek police spokeswoman Constantia Dimoglidou advised AFP.
“There have been 190 individuals on board together with the crew. The aircraft can be checked after the passengers,” she stated.
Because the aircraft approached Athens, it was diverted over the ocean as a precaution.
Piotr Adamczyk, public relations supervisor at Katowice airport, stated that they had acquired a phone warning because the aircraft was flying over Slovakia.
“After the aircraft took off, there was a name to the airport info centre regarding the attainable presence of an explosive gadget on board,” Adamczyk advised AFP.
“We contacted air site visitors management, which subsequently contacted the pilots,” he added.
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