Aeromexico B772 near San Francisco on Mar 2nd 2013, bomb hoax
Last Update: March 5, 2013 / 23:46:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 2, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeromexico
Flight number
AM-98
Departure
Tijuana, Mexico
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
N745AM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
A search of the aircraft, passengers and luggage found no traces of explosives.
The aircraft departed again after 3:15 hours on the ground in Tijuana, now with 245 passengers after two decided to not resume the journey, and reached Shanghai with a delay of 12 hours.
Mexican Authorities had received an anonymous phone call indicating that a direct flight from Tijuana to Shanghai carried a bomb to explode over the Pacific Ocean.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 2, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeromexico
Flight number
AM-98
Departure
Tijuana, Mexico
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
N745AM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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