A WestJet flight from Vancouver to Toronto was diverted to Calgary last night after yet another threat. It was the third "hoax" involving a bomb scare and the fourth threat overall against the airline in the past five days. It has been confirmed WestJet Flight 722 took off from Vancouver at 5:14 p.m. PT, Wednesday. The airplane landed safely in Calgary just before 8 p.m. MT.
The Boeing 737-700 was carrying 30 passengers and five crew members. The airline tweeted at about 8:30 p.m. MT that everyone was exiting the plane by mobile stairs.
Passenger Kyle Raymond tweeted to the CBC's Stephanie Wiebe that at least one fire truck was waiting nearby as the plane landed. He said it was several minutes before the stairs were put in place to allow the passengers off.
INC News, 03/07/2015 - via CBC News
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