THY B773 near Belgrade on May 26th 2016, unsmartphone
Last Update: May 26, 2016 / 22:24:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 26, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1979
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
TC-JJI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
A search of the aircraft found no trace of explosives or other suspicious materials. The phone was identified to belong to a passenger on one of the previous sectors the aircraft had flown.
The aircraft departed Belgrade after about 5:20 hours on the ground and reached London with a delay of about 6.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 26, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1979
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
TC-JJI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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