The shock of a "scam bomb" occurred at Beijing Capital International Airport on September 11th.
"Hong Kong 01" learned today (12th) that after a CX390 flight from Hong Kong to Beijing landed yesterday, it was suspected that there was a suspicious explosive threat (Bomb threat) on board, and all crew members had to be evacuated urgently.
A passenger's family revealed to "Hong Kong 01" that the atmosphere on the plane was suddenly tense at the time of the incident. The crew hurriedly checked the luggage cabinet, and then urgently arranged the passengers to evacuate along the escape slide. Someone was injured. About 30 passengers ran away from the plane immediately after landing. , A number of law enforcement officers wearing full protective equipment then boarded the plane to investigate.
Some passengers were dissatisfied with Cathay Pacific and relevant departments did not explain the incident clearly. A large number of passengers were injured and exposed to the sun on the tarmac for 1.5 hours, and finally tossed for nearly 6 hours to leave the airport.
When Cathay Pacific responded to the inquiry of "Hong Kong 01", it confirmed that after CX390 landed in Beijing yesterday, it received a "security threat message" from the authorities. As a precaution, it activated an emergency slide to evacuate passengers and crew. There is no need to be sent to hospital for treatment. Cathay Pacific will provide assistance and support to the affected passengers and cooperate with the investigation.
After Cathay Pacific flight CX390 landed in Beijing on September 11, it received a security threat message from the authorities and evacuated the crew.
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Reader Monica told "Hong Kong 01" that her 70-year-old father took a Cathay Pacific flight CX390 to Beijing at the Hong Kong International Airport at 9 o'clock yesterday (11th), and the flight landed at nearly 12 noon. She quoted her father as saying After the passenger plane arrived at the apron, the crew looked nervous, lowered their heads and whispered from time to time, and soon opened the luggage cabinet on the seat and looked through them one by one.
Some passengers were injured when they slipped on the escape ladder
His father recalled that the emergency escape door on the passenger plane suddenly opened, but the crew did not explain the situation. The passengers were panicked. They could only follow the instructions to slide down the escape slide and leave the cabin. However, the slide was too steep and uneven. Some passengers were cut and bleeding, and their father's hands and elbows were also cut.
After Cathay Pacific flight CX390 landed in Beijing on September 11, it received a security threat message from the authorities and evacuated the crew.
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"The captain led about 30 passengers and crew to escape."
The passenger plane was staying in the middle of the tarmac at that time, and several police cars and fire trucks were on guard in the distance. Monica said: "The captain led his father and about 30 passengers and crew to escape and ran far away from the plane before stopping." There are personnel wearing full protective equipment boarding the aircraft for investigation.
Monica quoted his father as saying that they had been exposed to the sun on the tarmac for more than 1.5 hours during which there was no water, food, or shelter. Two passengers respectively reported injuries to the waist and dizziness. Only when rescuers arrived, some people passed through. Talking to the walkie-talkie said that "someone reported that there was a bomb on the plane," but no one at the scene further confirmed.
Beijing Capital International Airport received a report of "suspicious fraud" on September 11.
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Cathay Pacific: Received a security threat message from the authorities
Monica criticized: "Human life is the most important thing. How can no one care about the injured?" After that, the passengers were arranged to wait at the airport. The police and security personnel checked their suitcases one by one. "Father was panicked, and many people felt that Frustrated, they waited until 6 o'clock in the evening to leave the airport, but no one has explained the situation to this day."
Cathay Pacific responded to inquiries and stated that after flight CX390 landed in Beijing yesterday (11th), due to the security threat message received by the relevant authorities, it was prudent to activate an emergency slide to evacuate passengers and crew. A few passengers were slightly involved in the process. The abrasions have been appropriately treated and do not need to be sent to hospital.
Cathay Pacific continued to indicate that it will continue to provide assistance and support to affected passengers and continue to cooperate with relevant authorities to investigate the incident. Cathay Pacific attaches great importance to the safety of passengers and crew, and this incident has not affected the safety of flights.
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