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

Copa Holdings

13/10/2023 18:58

(Adds information from Panama authorities, requests for
comment)
       PANAMA CITY, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A Copa Airlines aircraft
bound for Tampa, Florida from Panama City turned back following
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.
    The Boeing 737-800 was isolated from other planes when it
landed at Panama City's international airport at 10:59 a.m.
local time (15:59 GMT), aviation authorities said.
        Neither Copa Airlines nor the airport, where 17
commercial airlines operate, immediately replied to a request
for comment.
  

 (Reporting by Elida Moreno)
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