Shenzhen A320 near Guilin on May 15th 2013, bomb hoax
Last Update: May 16, 2013 / 23:11:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 15, 2013
Classification
Accident
Airline
Shenzhen Airlines
Flight number
ZH-9243
Departure
Xian, China
Destination
Shenzhen, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6359
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Two other flights returned to their aerodrome of departure, two were halted before departure.
China's government reported that the phone calls were identified as hoax, the caller, a 26 year old male, was arrested. The government stated, that in previous years similiar offenses have received verdicts of 4 year imprisonment.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 15, 2013
Classification
Accident
Airline
Shenzhen Airlines
Flight number
ZH-9243
Departure
Xian, China
Destination
Shenzhen, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6359
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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