Bomb Hoax Delays ,C?Dubai-bound Flight.Summary: DUBAI - A bomb scare bomb scare n → amenaza de bomba bomb scare bomb n → alerte f à la bombe bomb scare n → Bombenalarm on an Emirates Airlines flight bound for Dubai from Jinnah International Airport “KHI” redirects here. For other uses, see KHI (disambiguation). Jinnah International Airport previously Quaid-e-Azam International Airport (IATA: KHI, ICAO: OPKC) is Pakistan's largest international and domestic airport. in Karachi caused its delay for almost five hours on Sunday afternoon, airline officials confirmed. Emirates Airlines spokesperson said flight EK 601 with the passengers and crew was grounded before takeoff, but after a thorough inspection it was cleared to continue with its journey to Dubai . oIt has been assessed as a hoax Hoax Balloon Hoax, The news story in 1844, reporting the transatlantic crossing of a balloon with eight passengers. [Am. Lit.: The Balloon Hoax in Poe] Piltdown man missing link turned out to be orangutan. [Br. Hist. , but as a security precaution, security personnel had to inspect the aircraft, so it can resume operations,o said the airline source. The flight was supposed to depart Karachi at 12.15 pm ( 11 am local time). Aa Some of the passengers and crew had already boarded at the time of the threat, but were told to immediately evacuate the aircraft. Aa Airline officials confirmed that agents searched the plane and the luggage for a couple of hours, but found no explosives. oSome passengers had already boarded the flight,o said Ejaz Faizi, speaking from Pakistan . Giving details, Faizi said that airport authorities An airport authority is an independent entity charged with the operation and oversight of an airport (or group of airports). These authorities are often governed by a group of airport commissioners, who are appointed to lead the authority by a government official. suddenly asked all those aboard, including the crew to disembark dis·em·bark v. dis·em·barked, dis·em·bark·ing, dis·em·barks v.intr. 1. To go ashore from a ship. 2. To leave a vehicle or aircraft. v.tr. as quickly as they could. He said that the aircraft was taken to a remote parking at the airport behind the passenger terminals to be inspected. Faizi said that despite the bomb scare, passengers remained calm. The delay also caused several passengers to miss their connecting flights. Khurram Khawaja, who was supposed to take a connecting flight from Dubai to Manchester along with three other colleagues, said that passengers were asked to remain calm, but no explanation was given. asmaalizain@khaleejtimes.com lily@khaleejtimes.com Copyright 2008 Khaleej Times The Khaleej Times is a daily English language newspaper published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is published by Galadari Printing and Publishing L.L.C. with the Gulf News being its main competitor. . All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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