PARIS: Passengers were evacuated from a British Airways plane at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on Sunday morning “for a security reason”, an airport official said.
Flight BA303 was due to take off and fly to London’s Heathrow airport when the plane was evacuated, the official said.
“The incident is being dealt with,” the official added, without going into further detail.
The plane was surrounded by police and fire vehicles after passengers were informed shortly before take off that a “direct threat” had been made against the airport, according to The Independent.
After having completed the search, appears the incident has now been stood down and everybody is getting rebooked on next available flight.
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A British Airways spokesperson said: “The safety and security of our customers and crew is always our top priority.
“Additional security checks are being carried out as a precaution. We would never operate a flight unless it is safe to do so.”
