London-bound plane forced to touch down in Montreal
Posted Jul 29, 2015 10:58:49 AM.
Last Updated Jul 29, 2015 03:40:08 PM.
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MONTREAL – A London-bound plane from the United States was forced to land in Montreal on Wednesday because of a bomb threat, police said.
More than 300 people were aboard the British Airways flight from Las Vegas.
The evacuation went smoothly, police said.
They received a call about 40 minutes before the plane touched down at Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International Airport.
British Airways said the captain made the decision to divert the aircraft as a precaution.
“We are looking after the customers and will provide hotel rooms for them and will rebook them to other flights as soon as we can,” the airline said in an email.
“We are working with the Canadian authorities and giving them our fullest support.”