Passengers taken from aircraft in Tenerife after alleged bomb on board

Opassengers on a Jet2 airline flight were removed from the plane after one of the passengers claimed to have a bomb in their luggage. It happened last Friday, September 25th.

The aircraft was leaving from Tenerife South Airport, Spain, at 11:20 p.m., to Stansted Airport, London. However, due to the incident, the flight ended up delayed about two hours. 

It all happened when Jet2's plane was preparing to take off, when a passenger claimed to have a bomb inside his luggage, explains the British tabloid Daily Mail. 

After all passengers were removed from the aircraft, Guardia Civil inspected the plane. It was subsequently confirmed that it was a false alarm. 

At 1:45 p.m., permission was given for the plane to resume its journey. 

The British environment also noted that it is unclear whether the passenger was detained by the authorities. 

Jet2 confirmed in a statement quoted by the Daily Mail that passengers were asked to land on a flight to Tenerife South Airport “after an incident involving a passenger on board”. 

“ We would like to apologize to everyone on board for the delay and any inconvenience caused,” he said. 

After that, the flight landed in London at 6 p.m. Friday.