Two Air France flights made emergency landings Tuesday night after airport officials said they had received bomb threats.
Paris-bound Air France flight 65 was diverted to Salt Lake City shortly after taking off from Los Angeles Tuesday evening due to a bomb threat, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Per FAA, #AF65—LA to Paris—diverted to Salt Lake City due to a “security incident”. https://t.co/codxvNqXPP pic.twitter.com/gvL1TmLvL1
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) November 18, 2015
The first threat came in around 7:30 p.m. Mountain time and the flight with nearly 500 passengers was quickly rerouted.
The second bomb threat was called in for Air France flight 55 from Washington, D.C.-area Dulles International Airport to Paris. The flight was diverted to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
#AF55, Washington-Paris, has also diverted and is on the ground in Halifax. https://t.co/MT4bJ7jdga pic.twitter.com/U9uhivoG7i
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) November 18, 2015
Law enforcement and FBI officials are on site at both airports investigating. Police do not have a suspect in custody and no one has claimed responsibility for the threats.
