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Fighter jets escort Hong Kong flight to Vancouver after bomb threatMore photos,A Cathay Pacific Airbus passenger jet sits on the tarmac at Richmond, BC's YVR airport after it was escorted by two Canadian CF-18 fighter jets May 15.
Photograph by: Jason Payne, PNG
A Cathay Pacific Airbus from Hong Kong was escorted by two CF18 Hornet fighter jets to Vancouver International Airport after a bomb threat Saturday.
North American Aerospace Defence Command officials sent the fighter jets to intercept a Vancouver-bound Cathay Pacific flight Saturday afternoon after receiving reports of a security threat involving the plane.
Major Holly Apostoliuk, with the Canadian NORAD Region headquarters, said the two jets were scrambled under NORAD command from a forward operating base at Canadian Forces Base Comox [the Hornets are based at CFB Cold Lake, temporarily at Comox, three photos here] as a precaution.
"In this case only as a precaution did we intercept and escort the aircraft until it landed safely," Apostoliuk said.
Alisa Cooper, spokeswoman for Vancouver International Airport, said RCMP confirmed it was a bomb threat after the passengers had safely disembarked from the plane. Cooper said no one was injured and RCMP deemed the aircraft to be safe...
...plus video:A CF18 Hornet fighter jet, acting under the North American Aerospace Defence Command, intercept a Cathay Pacific passenger plane headed for Vancouver on Saturday May 15, 2010. (Patrick Beaton / THE CANADIAN PRESS)...
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