Last Updated: January 22, 2023, 23:16 IST
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Two F-16 jets escorted the flight, which took off from Katowice for Athens, because it entered Greek airspace from North Macedonia
Greek warplanes scrambled Sunday to escort a Ryanair flight from Poland to Greece with 190 folks on board after a bomb alert was reported to authorities, officers stated.
Two F-16 jets escorted the flight, which took off from Katowice for Athens, because it entered Greek airspace from North Macedonia, the supply advised AFP.
The Boeing 737 had earlier been escorted by Hungarian warplanes, the official added.
The flight lastly landed at an remoted space at Athens International Airport shortly earlier than 1600 GMT, a delay of almost two-and-a-half hours.
“The passengers have disembarked and are being inspected,” Greek police spokeswoman Constantia Dimoglidou told AFP.
“There were 190 people on board including the crew. The plane will be checked after the passengers,” she stated.
As the aircraft approached Athens, it was diverted over the ocean as a precaution.
Piotr Adamczyk, public relations supervisor at Katowice airport, stated they’d acquired a phone warning because the aircraft was flying over Slovakia.
“After the aircraft took off, there was a name to the airport data centre regarding the doable presence of an explosive machine on board,” Adamczyk told AFP.
“We contacted air traffic control, which subsequently contacted the pilots,” he added.
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