korean flight emergency landed @ comox
 

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UPDATE: @KoreanAir_KE 777 #KAL72 has landed at #Comox airport with fighter jet escort. Initial unconfirmed reports of a #bombthreat on board

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UPDATE: @KoreanAir_KE @Boeing 777 has now diverted to land at #Comox airport. Aircraft has a fighter jet escort. Possible threat on board.

#RichmondBC crews on stand by for @KoreanAir_KE @Boeing 777 returning to @yvrairport with unkwn emergency, turned back over Queen Charlotte

hope its all ok

Normally, you read top to bottom. Not bottom to top.

If they detonate it over the Comox Valley no one (who matters) will care. The people living there will comment on how its "Rainin' Chinamen" before being smothered by debris. Life will go on.

^ your point?

Hopefully it is just a hoax. Even then, it is a bit concerning when its a Canadian origin plane, not even bound for the states and there are bomb threats.

scanbc on twitter is not a hoax lol. it was just on global news too.

FlightAware > Korean Air Lines Co. (KE) #72 Flight Tracker

interesting they didn't bring it into YVR.

Pretty sure he was referring to that he hopes the threat on board is a hoax by some moron.

Not that uncommon for flights that have reported security issues to be diverted to the nearest military base or closest airport that can handle whatever the perceived situation/threat.

makes sense.. facepalm. sorry teriyaki

Korean Air jetliner makes emergency landing at military base in Canada - CNN.com

edit: nevermind should have read the whole thing i thought it was simply the airline that was threatened and not this particular flight



damn scary

This may seem obvious to most people, but how does a pair fighter jets escorting an airliner with a bomb going to help? shoot it down if it was indeed hijacked?

^ most likely so, before it gets to a populated area.

The F-15s that conducted the intercept were scrambled from Portland.
Where is the Canadian Air force ?

Maybe too far away? Wheres the nearest Canadian squadron of CF18s? Cold Lake?

They rotate between Cold Lake and Comox, maybe they are currently in AB.

Heard about this via FB today off my cousin. Him and his family were on that plane.

SOP is to scramble fighters to escort any aircraft that is suspicious, reports of a threat or in distress. Usually the objective is to gain eyes on target on the aircraft, the fighter pilots can access the situation, report flight irregularities before ground tower or radar can tell, report any damage to the aircraft to ground and the aircrafts pilots and prevent the aircraft from diverting course.

In the event an aircraft is deemed a threat to a populated area, the fighters will shoot down the aircraft.

NORAD is responsible for North American aerospace/airspace defense, joint Canada/US, the nearest NORAD base is in Alaska but if deemed a threat they will scramble jets out of the Portland Air National Guard base, where a F-15 unit is stationed, to intercept quicker.

its on the news right now



Korean Air had a threat called in yesterday too but the plane hadn't taken off yet so they delayed the flight


looks like the plane had already flown past the Queen Charlotte Islands before turning around

Must be pretty dope to blast to Charlotte island from Portland at mach 1.5/2

I never even heard of this and I was at the airport today working. It must be cool to see two F-15 fighter jets escorting you though, just saying.

ah here it is

http://media.greenradio.topscms.com/...7f33573f01.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...04826302_n.jpg

taken from fb

"Korean airliner forced to land at CFB Comox , was followed by 2 fighter jets !"

Did it go something like this?



:toot:

^or this