Shenzhen A320 near Wuhan on Aug 30th 2012, threatening message

Last Update: August 30, 2012 / 20:38:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 30, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ZH-9706

Destination
Shenzhen, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6312

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Shenzhen Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration B-6312 performing flight ZH-9706 from Xiangfan to Shenzhen (China), was about 45 minutes into the flight when a threatening message was received prompting the crew to divert the aircraft to Wuhan (China) for a safe landing.

The airline reported a threatening message against the aircraft was received, the aircraft diverted to Wuhan. The passengers were taken to hotels over night.

Passengers weibed (reported on China's Weibo service similiar to Twitter) the captain told them a message indicating explosives on board had been received. The aircraft diverted to Wuhan and was searched for explosives, they had all to collect their luggage and have the luggage and all personal belongings searched for explosives, too.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 30, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ZH-9706

Destination
Shenzhen, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6312

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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