Westjet B737 near Winnipeg on Jun 29th 2015, bomb hoax causes injuries during evacuation
Last Update: July 2, 2015 / 17:35:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 29, 2015
Classification
Accident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-442
Departure
Edmonton, Canada
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GRWS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The airport was completely closed for 30 minutes.
A search of aircraft and luggage did not find any trace of explosive materials. Police interviewed the passengers.
The passengers were taken to hotels and rebooked onto flights the following day.
Police reported a phone call was received indicating a bomb was on board.
On Jul 2nd 2015 the Canadian TSB reported, the aircraft diverted to Winnipeg due to a reported threat against the aircraft. The aircraft landed on runway 13 and backtracked to a holding area, where the evacuation slides were deployed and all occupants were evacuated. One passenger received a serious and another passenger a minor injury during the evacuation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 29, 2015
Classification
Accident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-442
Departure
Edmonton, Canada
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GRWS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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