Bomb threats delay air travel at six airports in Canada, all of which were proven false by police. Air travel was disrupted for a long time due to false bomb threats at major airports in Canada.
On Thursday morning, July 3, panic prevailed at six major airports in Canada when the country’s air traffic control management “NAV” Canada received bomb threats.
The airports of Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg were all affected by the threat and passengers were evacuated and flights were delayed, creating a stressful situation for both passengers and airport staff. After investigation by police and bomb squads, it was found that all the threats were false and no bombs were recovered while the situation at the airport has now returned to normal.
NAV Canada received these threats at several of its control towers on Thursday morning. All potential sites were evacuated for safety reasons, halting flights and public travel.
In Vancouver, police were called at about 2 a.m. after threats were made against the control tower. Richmond RCMP searched the site and found no bombs or threats. Other affected locations were also checked, but police found nothing unusual.
Nav Canada later posted on social media, “We have evacuated multiple locations and conducted searches with security officials and found nothing. Service is now slowly resuming.”
RCMP confirmed the threat is no longer there. All rumors were false. There is no threat. No explosives have been found. An investigation is underway to determine who spread the rumor.
U.S. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) briefly banned flights in Montreal and Ottawa, but had lifted those restrictions by 7:40 a.m. Transport Canada said it was working closely with airport staff, police and Nav Canada to monitor the situation.
“Some flights may be delayed over the next few hours, but we are working to get everything back to normal,” Transport Canada spokesman Hicham Ayoun said.
All of the bomb threats were false, but they caused a lot of disruption and evacuations. Officers and police handled the situation quickly and no one was hurt. Flights are slowly returning to normal across the country.
