In flash, Greek warplanes rushed to escort a Ryanair flight from Poland to Greece with more than 190 people on board after a bomb threat was reported to authorities.
Published on 22.1.2023
Greek fighter jets were dispatched on Sunday to escort a Ryanair flight from Poland to Greece with more than 190 people on board, after a bomb threat was reported to authorities, a ministry source said. Defense.
Two F-16s were dispatched to escort the flight from Katowice to Athens as it entered Greek airspace from North Macedonia, the source told AFP.
The plane had previously been escorted by Hungarian warplanes, the official added.
The plane landed at a remote location at Athens International Airport shortly before 4 p.m. GMT and was inspected by a team of deminers, state news agency ANA said.
The identity of the author of the bomb was not immediately specified.
