One flight was checked by the anti-terrorist and nothing suspicious was found – The second flight returns to Athens accompanied by two F-16s
A great disturbance and mobilization was caused at the airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” today, following reports of a possible suspicious passenger on two Emirates flights, one bound for Dubai and the other for New York.
In particular, the authorities were alerted after information that a suspicious Arab passenger was on board the company’s flight from Athens.
Flight EK210 to Dubai he did not manage to take off and while the Boeing 777 was in the process of taxiing he was ordered to turn back.
âš¡ URGENT – #Greece : Le vol Emirates #EK209 en provenance d’Athènes a été dérouté. #flyingnews pic.twitter.com/Io4FVRHaIa
— FranceNews24 (@FranceNews24) November 10, 2022
However, flight EK 209 bound for New York had already taken off and was above her Italy. When the pilot was notified to land immediately so the aircraft returned to Athens accompanied by two F-16s, according to protocol.
As for the passengers of the flight that never took off they were thoroughly checked by the anti-terrorist and the police, without finding anything suspicious.
However, forces remain at the scene to check on the second aircraft.
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