Philip Imundi A bomb scare hit a flight on a well-known Italian departure/arrival runway, alarming the flight crew and, of course, the passengers, who feared the worst. Let's see how the situation was resolved and whether there have been any developments regarding the airliner's restart.
Malpensa flight, bomb scare triggered almost immediately
The flight departed on schedule at the scheduled time and was supposed to take passengers to their destination in Saudi Arabia , a journey that would have involved several hours of flying and stopovers at European airports, but the plans suddenly changed.
A lady on the flight pointed out that there could have been a bomb on board . Given the recent cases that have occurred worldwide, the crew members opted for the most effective solution, which was to interrupt the flight and carry out all the necessary checks.
The call to the control tower ensured that, by sending it via radar, it was made to land again on Italian soil so that checks could be carried out to determine whether the bomb previously declared by the passenger was present.
Bomb scare, passengers evacuated, investigations underway
When the plane landed at Fiumicino Airport , it landed safely, and it was only after the passengers had been evacuated that an inspection could be carried out.
The first phase of the checks involved the seats and the interior of the aircraft , and in that area, as reported by Leggo.it, the results were negative . Checks are still underway in the hold, with the aim of finding, if present, the explosive device that caused the panic.
The probability that it is not on board is particularly high, given the checks required to board a scheduled flight, but there is always the risk that it was placed in a suitcase that eluded the rigorous scanning systems.
The next few hours will be crucial in definitively closing a case that has caused considerable alarm among passengers.