Qatar Airways A330 lands safely in Manchester after bomb threat

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Qatar Airways has confirmed that an Airbus A330-300—enroute from Doha to Manchester—landed safely at Manchester Airport after receiving a bomb threat. There were 269 passengers and 13 crew on board. “The crew had received a threat about a possible device on board and Qatar Airways immediately took...
Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.

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