Passengers disembarked from U.S. bound-plane in Panama after bomb scare

Copa Holdings

13/10/2023 18:17

PANAMA CITY, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A Copa Airlines aircraft
bound for Tampa, Florida from Panama City made a u-turn follwing
an alleged bomb threat and the 144 passengers on board were
subsequently disembarked in Panama, the country's aviation
authority said on Friday.
    Inspections are being carried out on the plane, authorities
from the Central American country said on X, formerly Twitter.

 (Reporting by Elida Moreno)
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