Egypt B773 near Prestwick on Jun 15th 2013, threatening note in lavatory
Last Update: June 16, 2013 / 14:12:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Egyptair
Flight number
MS-985
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
SU-GDO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
A bomb squad searched the aircraft and luggage, no suspicious items were found, police interviewed the passengers.
Police confirmed a suspicious note was found on board of the aircraft, the passengers are being interviewed before the aircraft is being released to continue the flight.
The aircraft departed Prestwick about 12:15 hours after landing and reached New York with a delay of 13 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Egyptair
Flight number
MS-985
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
SU-GDO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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