Flight forced to make emergency landing in Barcelona after network name ‘bomb threat’
Plane forced into emergency landing after passenger spots fake ‘bomb threat’
- A Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Barcelona made an emergency landing at El Prat Airport.
- The emergency was caused by a passenger creating an in-flight wireless network with a bomb threat in its name.
- The threat was detected as flight TK1853 approached Barcelona’s international airport.
- Spain’s Civil Guard police force launched an investigation into the incident.
- No explosive device was found on board, and airport operations have since returned to normal.