[bensta]

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

ScanBC ‏ @ScanBC Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
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

[GabAlmighty]

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

ScanBC ‏ @ScanBC Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
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.

[El Bastardo]

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.

[Hondaracer]

^ your point?

[Teriyaki]

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.

[bensta]

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

[yray]

FlightAware > Korean Air Lines Co. (KE) #72 Flight Tracker (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/KAL72)

interesting they didn't bring it into YVR.

[7seven]

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

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

FlightAware > Korean Air Lines Co. (KE) #72 Flight Tracker (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/KAL72)

interesting they didn't bring it into YVR.

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.

[bensta]

makes sense.. facepalm. sorry teriyaki

[keitaro]

Korean Air jetliner makes emergency landing at military base in Canada - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/10/world/korean-air-threat/index.html)

(CNN) -- NORAD jet fighters intercepted a Korean Air passenger jet and escorted it to a safe emergency landing at a military base on Vancouver Island in British Columbia after the airline received a bomb threat, officials said Tuesday.
Two F-15 fighter jets escorted the Boeing 777 to 19 Wing Comox on Vancouver Island in British Columbia because of a threat associated with the aircraft, a NORAD spokeswoman said.
The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m ET), said Maj. Holly Apostoliuk of NORAD in Canada.
The F-15s that conducted the intercept were scrambled from Portland, Oregon, she said.
Penny Pfaelzer, a spokeswoman for Korean Air, said the airline received a bomb threat at its Los Angeles call center.
The incident occurred 25 minutes after Flight KE072 took off from Vancouver International Airport, when the U.S. call center received a threat that an explosive was on board the aircraft, she said. "After discussion with the related departments, we decided to turn the aircraft," she said.
The plane landed at Comox, which is 70 miles northwest from Vancouver.
The airline will decide about continuing the flight after discussion with the airport and the related authorities, she said.

[StylinRed]

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

[twitchyzero]

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?

[daytona675]

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

[dc5typeS]

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

[SolidPenguin]

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.

[b0unce. [?]]

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

[7seven]

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?

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.

[7seven]

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

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.

[StylinRed]

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

[yray]

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

[JSALES]

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.

[StylinRed]

ah here it is

http://media.greenradio.topscms.com/images/a5/79/dbf4cd6744e3a2aacb7f33573f01.jpg

[bensta]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/575423_383054681728203_100000710244035_1212989_180 4826302_n.jpg

taken from fb

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

[Yodamaster]

Did it go something like this?

YouTube Due Date Airplane scene - YouTube


:toot:

[Groot]

^or this
Harold and Kumar: airplane Funny scene - YouTube

[FerrariEnzo]

FlightAware > Korean Air Lines Co. (KE) #72 Flight Tracker (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/KAL72)

interesting they didn't bring it into YVR.

It would be stupid to bring in an airliner with a possible bomb threat into a dense city...

If it were true and it detonate near residential area, it would be chaos..

[Hurricane]

I wonder what kind of info the caller provided to be deemed an 'actual threat.' Too bad we'll never likely find out.

Is this the prequel to the launch of the North's long range 'satellite' rocket? I expect the latter to be as equally anticlimactic.

[FerrariEnzo]

why did the US fighter jets intercept? shouldnt it be the Canadian military? Didnt the government buy billions of dollars worth of new fight jets?

[7seven]

why did the US fighter jets intercept? shouldnt it be the Canadian military? Didnt the government buy billions of dollars worth of new fight jets?

Did you not read the thread, its not like its a 5+ page thread, answer is here http://www.revscene.net/forums/666283-korean-flight-emergency-landed-%40-comox.html#post7881990

[CRS]

why did the US fighter jets intercept? shouldnt it be the Canadian military? Didnt the government buy billions of dollars worth of new fight jets?

:rukidding:

I take it you don't keep up with the news.

F-35s have not been bought yet and are still largely in the testing phase.

[belka]

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

Not where they should be, largely due to funding. You give us no money, you won't get the full net of protection from your own forces. Pretty ironic (moronic really) that people complain that Billions of dollars are being invested in the Forces, and at the same time piss and moan when adequate protection is lacking. Get used to it, it's the fault of every Canadian for underestimating the importance of National Defence.

[BillyBishop]

Not where they should be, largely due to funding. You give us no money, you won't get the full net of protection from your own forces. Pretty ironic (moronic really) that people complain that Billions of dollars are being invested in the Forces, and at the same time piss and moan when adequate protection is lacking. Get used to it, it's the fault of every Canadian for underestimating the importance of National Defence.

Spot on.

Any idea how frequently the jets are on QRA in Comox?

[JD¹³]

7seven knows his stuff :thumbsup: I think you'd all be surprised how often the USNG and USN have jets in Canadian airspace, and we should be thankful they're there.

And a huge +1 to Belka's post.

[CP.AR]

Comox is largely SAR. Canada has less than 100 Combat ready jets at any given moment.... so yeah...

[belka]

Spot on.

Any idea how frequently the jets are on QRA in Comox?

Posting those details would be a breach of OPSEC.

[keitaro]

There is no point on having C/F-18s stationed at Comox. Any hostile aircraft/object coming off the ocean would have been spotted by NORAD/NORAD Canada early enough to scramble jets from Cold Lake, or by the US. Anything coming through Alaska, would be taken care of by NORAD Alaska, and the USAF. Cold Lake, AB is an idea location to protect our northern boundaries i.e. the Canadian Arctic.

[godwin]

We contribute to NORAD.. it is NORAD responsibility to protect Canadian territorial airspace?

Not where they should be, largely due to funding. You give us no money, you won't get the full net of protection from your own forces. Pretty ironic (moronic really) that people complain that Billions of dollars are being invested in the Forces, and at the same time piss and moan when adequate protection is lacking. Get used to it, it's the fault of every Canadian for underestimating the importance of National Defence.

[Hondaracer]

have to scramble USAF F-15's from Oregon..

we should definitely cancel those F35's

[keitaro]

We contribute to NORAD.. it is NORAD responsibility to protect Canadian territorial airspace?

NORAD is a bi-national organization, and is split into three different regions. It seems that each region is responsible for their own assigned areas.


The Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR) conducts airspace control within its area of operations and contributes to NORAD's aerospace warning mission. With its headquarters located at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, ANR provides an ongoing capability to detect, validate, and warn of any aircraft and/or cruise missile threat in its area of operations that could threaten North American security. ANR is supported by both active duty and Air National Guard units. Both 11th AF and the Canadian Forces provide active duty forces to the Alaskan Air and Space Operations Center. National Guard forces provide manning for the Alaskan Air Defense Sector to maintain continuous surveillance of Alaskan airspace with Alaskan Radar System long and short-range radars.

The Canadian NORAD Region (CANR) is headquartered with the 1 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANR executes a variety of tasks to defend Canadian airspace, including identifying and tracking all aircraft entering Canadian airspace, exercising operational command and control of all air defense forces in CANR and operations in support of other government departments and agencies. The 1 Canadian Air Division is responsible for providing CANR with combat-ready air forces to meet Canada’s commitment to the defense of North America and maintain the sovereignty of North American airspace. CANR CF-18 Hornet fighter aircraft are on continuous alert to respond to any potential aerial threat to the safety of Canada and Canadians.

The Continental NORAD Region (CONR) provides airspace surveillance and control and directs air sovereignty activities for the continental United States (CONUS). Co-located with Headquarters First Air Force at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, a Combined Air Operations Center coordinates CONR sector activities and executes the NORAD air sovereignty mission for the continental United States. CONR plans, conducts, controls, and coordinates all Air Force forces for the Commander of NORAD. The best of the US Air Force and Air National Guard fighter inventory, the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-22 Raptor, fly as CONR’s primary weapons systems. CONR is presently divided into two defense sectors: the Western Defense Sector, with its headquarters located at McChord Air Force Base, Washington; and the Eastern Defense Sector, with its headquarters located at Rome, New York. Within CONR is the National Capital Region (NCR) in the Washington DC area, which is protected by the NCR Integrated Air Defense System (NCR IADS) consisting of a system of radars, cameras, visual warning system, alert aircraft and Army air defense artillery assets.

North American Aerospace Defense Command (http://www.norad.mil/about/index.html)

[belka]

We contribute to NORAD.. it is NORAD responsibility to protect Canadian territorial airspace?

Yes. We've covered for the US before as well.

Canadian fighter jets temporarily fill in for U.S. air defences - North - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2007/11/27/fighter-jets.html)

[El Bastardo]

So the passengers of the flight were shuttled by the military to the Best Western in Courtenay, watched over all night, and were sent on their way today without incident.

I wonder why a bomb threat was made to that specific plane.

[Mr.Money]

i was wondering why i saw so many people shuffle out of western

[GabAlmighty]

So the passengers of the flight were shuttled by the military to the Best Western in Courtenay, watched over all night, and were sent on their way today without incident.

I wonder why a bomb threat was made to that specific plane.

Shits and gigs?