The Malta Independent 24 April 2024, Wednesday
View E-Paper

Turkish flight diverts to Casablanca due to bomb threat

Associated Press Monday, 30 March 2015, 15:07 Last update: about 10 years ago

Turkish Airlines says it has diverted an Istanbul-to-Sao Paulo flight and is landing in Casablanca, Morocco, after finding a note with the word "bomb" in the toilet.

The airline says it is standard procedure to make an emergency landing under such circumstances. The airline said the Boeing 777 with the flight number TK15 is carrying 256 people.

  • don't miss