Two Air France Flights to Paris Diverted on Bomb Scare
- Phone threats were received after the planes took off
- Flight 55 was from Washington, Flight 65 from Los Angeles
An Air France plane sits on the tarmac after it was diverted to Salt Lake City International Airport on Tuesday.
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Two Air France flights bound for Paris from the U.S. were diverted to Salt Lake City and Halifax, Canada, after the airline received anonymous threats by telephone following their respective takeoffs, the carrier said.
There was a “bomb scare” on Flight 55 from Washington on a Boeing Co. 777-300 aircraft, and Flight 65 from Los Angeles on an Airbus Group SE A380 plane, Air France-KLM Group said Wednesday. Both planes landed safely and were diverted as a precautionary measure to conduct all necessary security checks, it said.