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Bomb scare holds up Cathay flight in Sri Lanka
Colombo, July 18: A bomb scare held up a Cathay Pacific flight from Colombo to Hong Kong for nearly six hours today, airport officials here said.
Colombo, July 18: A bomb scare held up a Cathay
Pacific flight from Colombo to Hong Kong for nearly six hours
today, airport officials here said.
Flight CX700 to hong kong via bangkok left nearly six
hours after its scheduled departure at 2.45 AM. (0215 IST)
yesterday, an airport official said.
She said an anonymous caller had warned of a bomb
planted aboard the aircraft, but a thorough search proved it a
hoax.
Bureau Report