The plane was flying from Dubai to the Bulgarian capital
A false bomb alert at Sofia Airport raised police to their feet. According to the information initially received, there was a bomb on board a flydubai plane flying from Dubai to Sofia.
The plane, which had 124 passengers, landed in Bulgaria shortly after 3 pm, and the crisis headquarters at the airport was convened immediately, police and an ambulance were called. The plane was searched and no explosive was found.
“It was calm during the whole flight. After we landed we were told that there would be an inspection and then we realized that there was something. No one behaved more strangely. One person was taken out, but he was absolutely normal, “said passenger Ralitsa.
“The standard procedure includes, when there is information about something suspicious, to report first to the ground, the crisis headquarters make the necessary preparations. The plane is diverted so that it does not pose a danger, and the passengers are informed when there are enough clear facts “, explained the spokesperson of Sofia Airport Rosen Bachvarov.
Official opinion of flydubai
“Fly 17bai’s FZ 1757 from Dubai International (DXB) was greeted by authorities on its landing at Sofia International Airport (SOF) today (April 15th) as a precautionary measure to investigate allegations of a security threat. Our highly qualified crew followed the standard procedure. After the security check FZ 1758 received permission to leave for Dubai. Local authorities are currently investigating. We apologize to the passengers for the inconvenience, but the safety of our passengers and crew remains our top priority. ” explained by the airline.
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