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Emirates Bomb Threat At LGW (Airport Closed)  
User currently offlineSpeedmarque From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 679 posts, RR: 1
Posted (4 years 3 months 8 hours ago) and read 15855 times:

All off safely. No more info at this time.

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User currently offlineDingDong From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 661 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (4 years 3 months 8 hours ago) and read 15809 times:

Boy, this isn't EK's week, huh?

- Two drug busts at JNB
- Tail strike at MEL
- And now, apparently a LGW bomb threat

Of note: I do not believe EK is any less safe or less outstanding of an airline. Just commenting on an interesting week they've had. Smile


DingDong, honey, please answer the doorbell!
User currently offlineSpeedmarque From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 679 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (4 years 3 months 8 hours ago) and read 15762 times:

18 crew so assuming 773?

Airport open now.

User currently offlineHolidaycharter From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2005, 197 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (4 years 3 months 8 hours ago) and read 15708 times:

AIrport is operating normal

User currently offlinePlateMan From United States of America, joined May 2007, 907 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (4 years 3 months 2 hours ago) and read 13723 times:

CNN has a small piece about it:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe.../22/uk.gatwick.airliner/index.html

"A spokesman for Emirates said a passenger had discovered a note implying a security threat 10 minutes before flight EK 011 landed."


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User currently offlineClassicLover From Ireland, joined Mar 2004, 4528 posts, RR: 25
Reply 5, posted (4 years 3 months ago) and read 12492 times:



Quoting Speedmarque (Reply 2):

It was B772, A6-EMK. Interesting to note this flight (and all LGW flights) is usually operated by a B77W.

Doesn't seem to be LGW's day today either! This EK bomb scare, Monarch A300 couldn't retract gear so had to return, BA flight reported to have "impacted something" and a VS 747 G-VXLG had a single engine failure and has had to return!


I do quite enjoy a spot of flying - more so when it's not in Economy!
User currently offlinePlanesarecool From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 4096 posts, RR: 12
Reply 6, posted (4 years 3 months ago) and read 12197 times:



Quoting ClassicLover (Reply 5):
Interesting to note this flight (and all LGW flights) is usually operated by a B77W.

The morning flight has been a 777-200 all Winter, and will continue to be so through the Summer. The evening flight has only just switched to 77W operation.

User currently offlineMax777geek From Italy, joined Mar 2007, 538 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (4 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 11412 times:

Italian news reports "one arrested", but it's not stated in the article if it's the note author.

http://www.repubblica.it/ultimora/24...TATO-24ENNE/news-dettaglio/3609491

Sorry link is in italian because yes, we also report news better.

Edit : the arrested person is a uk 24 years old citizen, not specified if he was onboard, but this would be my guess.

[Edited 2009-03-22 09:59:49]

User currently offlineDocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16936 posts, RR: 57
Reply 8, posted (4 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 9856 times:



Quoting DingDong (Reply 1):
Boy, this isn't EK's week, huh?

- Two drug busts at JNB
- Tail strike at MEL
- And now, apparently a LGW bomb threat

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None of this reflects poorly on the airline, per se. But the poor sods are really having a rough week, aren't they?

User currently offlineBochora From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2008, 491 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (4 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 9065 times:



Quoting DingDong (Reply 1):
Boy, this isn't EK's week, huh?

- Two drug busts at JNB
- Tail strike at MEL
- And now, apparently a LGW bomb threat

Do you think this makes them somewhat more cautious to ensure nothing else happens: perhaps slightly tighter safety/security processes in a sly memo to all staff?

User currently offlineEE-Kay From Ireland, joined Nov 2001, 152 posts, RR: 2
Reply 10, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 5024 times:

It turned out that the bomb hoax was made by an operating crew member!

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25233530-663,00.html

User currently offlineLHR380 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 5002 times:



Quoting EE-Kay (Reply 10):

Why on earth did he do that???

User currently offlinePlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11254 posts, RR: 63
Reply 12, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 4956 times:



Quoting EE-Kay (Reply 10):
It turned out that the bomb hoax was made by an operating crew member!

Minor correction; an ex crew member - I doubt he'll find alternative airline employment anytime soon either! What an utterly stupid thing to do  crazy 

User currently offlineKELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5962 posts, RR: 4
Reply 13, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 4893 times:



Quoting LHR380 (Reply 11):
Why on earth did he do that???

Must not have liked his job  Smile


Celebrating the birth of KELPkidJR on August 5, 2009 :-)
User currently offlineKELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5962 posts, RR: 4
Reply 14, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 4888 times:



Quoting PlymSpotter (Reply 12):
Minor correction; an ex crew member - I doubt he'll find alternative airline employment anytime soon either! What an utterly stupid thing to do

Certainly not in the airline industry at any rate, I'm sure word gets around quickly to prospective employers  Wink


Celebrating the birth of KELPkidJR on August 5, 2009 :-)
User currently offlineEE-Kay From Ireland, joined Nov 2001, 152 posts, RR: 2
Reply 15, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 4588 times:



Quoting PlymSpotter (Reply 12):
Minor correction; an ex crew member

Absolutely!

http://www.theage.com.au/national/st...-over-bomb-hoax-20090324-98y8.html

User currently offlinePnwtraveler From Canada, joined Jun 2007, 2057 posts, RR: 12
Reply 16, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 4520 times:

Maybe was late for work and didn't want the plane to leave without him.  Smile He will have lots of time to consider his actions now and whether it may have been better to call in sick that day instead. :P Not very bright regardless.
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