{"id":53455,"date":"2015-06-28T10:18:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T02:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=53455"},"modified":"2015-06-29T00:22:30","modified_gmt":"2015-06-28T16:22:30","slug":"westjet-plane-lands-in-saskatoon-after-threat-147-passengers-and-6-crew-aboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/06\/28\/westjet-plane-lands-in-saskatoon-after-threat-147-passengers-and-6-crew-aboard\/","title":{"rendered":"WestJet plane lands in Saskatoon after threat; 147 passengers and 6 crew aboard"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SASKATOON — A WestJet flight bound for Edmonton from Halifax was diverted to Saskatoon on Saturday morning following a bomb threat.<\/p>\n

Police in Saskatoon said in a news release that the force’s bomb disposal unit responded to John Diefenbaker Airport after a threat was made about an explosive device on a plane that left Halifax.<\/p>\n

The release said the plane landed safely and that all passengers and crew were safely removed from the aircraft.<\/p>\n

WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer said there were 147 passengers and a crew of six aboard the Boeing 737-800 that was diverted at around 9:30 a.m. CST.<\/p>\n

Kelsie Fraser, a spokesperson for the Saskatoon police, said on Saturday afternoon that passengers were still being interviewed by investigators at the airport.<\/p>\n

“Once they’re finished being interviewed, they’re released back into the care of WestJet,” Fraser said.<\/p>\n

WestJet said passengers were provided with food and water while police investigated and that they were expected to reach their final destinations later in the day.<\/p>\n

Police said they were still looking into the incident and Fraser wouldn’t release what agency received the threat.<\/p>\n

The aircraft remained sitting on the sun-baked tarmac away from the terminal with the baggage still on board through the afternoon, but police agreed to remove a pet carrier containing two cats.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t as easy as it sounds — the officer who did it had to wear an explosives protection suit in 32 C heat.<\/p>\n

“It’s a very, very hot suit on the best of days,” Fraser said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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