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Bomb threat received in Keflavik after UPS freighter diverted there

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • September 29, 2022
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Keflavik airport received a message about a bomb threat. It happened just after UPS freighter Boeing 747-8F with registration N618UP diverted there, performing UPS flight UPS214 from Cologne (ICAO: EDDK) to Lousiville (ICAO: KSDF). The chief of the police in Southern Iceland Úlfar Lúðvíks­son confirmed to journalists the fact of receiving the threat, MBL reports.

Boeing 747-8F reg. N618UP, performing UPS flight UPS214 from Cologne EDDK to Lousiville KSDF, is diverting to Keflavik BIKF// Source: Flightradar24
Boeing 747-8F reg. N618UP, performing UPS flight UPS214 from Cologne EDDK to Lousiville KSDF, is diverting to Keflavik BIKF// Source: Flightradar24

Several flights were put to holding areas while ground forces were investigating the threat. In the end, Airbus A321 with registration HA-LVH, performing WizzAir flight WZZ1539 from Warsaw (ICAO: EPWA), and Boeing 737-800NG with registration F-HTVI, performing Transavia flight TVF36HF from Paris (ICAO: LFPO), diverted to Egilsstaðir (ICAO: BIEG). Meanwhile, Airbus A321neo with registration D-AIEB, performing Lufthansa flight DLH8JF from Frankfurt (ICAO: EDDF), and Airbus A320neo with registration TF-PPD, performing Play flight FPY6F from Barcelona (ICAO: LEBL), turned back to Europe. Another Airbus A320neo with registration TF-PPA, performing Play flight FPY9B from Madrid (ICAO: LEMD), diverted to Akureyri (ICAO: BIAR).

Flugblogg’s sources in the airport say the bomb threat is related to the diverted freighter plane and at 00:30 UTC the situation is not resolved yet.

UPD(29.September 14:50UTC): The plane was checked and flights were allowed in Keflavik at 8:00UTC.

Planes flying to Keflavik are diverting to other airports // Source: Flightradar24
Planes flying to Keflavik are diverting to other airports // Source: Flightradar24
Boeing 737-800 with registration F-HTVI, performing Transavia flight TVF36HF from Paris to Keflavik, diverted to Egilsstaðir // Source: Flightradar24
Boeing 737-800 with registration F-HTVI, performing Transavia flight TVF36HF from Paris to Keflavik, diverted to Egilsstaðir // Source: Flightradar24
Airbus A321 with registration HA-LVH, performing WizzAir flight WZZ1539 from Warsaw to Keflavik, diverted to Egilsstaðir // Source: Flightradar24
Airbus A321 with registration HA-LVH, performing WizzAir flight WZZ1539 from Warsaw to Keflavik, diverted to Egilsstaðir // Source: Flightradar24
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