According to sources, the police received a report yesterday that someone alleged that a bomb was placed on a Cathay Pacific passenger plane flying from Hong Kong to Beijing. The flight finally arrived safely at Beijing Capital Airport, and the passenger plane activated the emergency slide to evacuate the passengers and crew. Cathay Pacific responded to the “Stance News” stating that it learned that a small number of passengers suffered minor abrasions during the process, and that they have received appropriate treatment and do not need to be sent to hospital. Cathay Pacific will continue to provide assistance and support to affected passengers.
The Police Public Relations Division stated that the police received a report at about 10:40 yesterday (11th) that a bomb was placed on an aircraft heading to the mainland. When the police received the report, the aircraft had departed from Hong Kong, and the police initiated relevant procedures to handle the case.No one was injured in the incident, and the case was classified as a bomb intimidation,The second team of the Airport Police District Criminal Investigation Team followed up. No one has been arrested yet.
It is understood that the flight is a Cathay Pacific CX390 passenger plane, flying from Hong Kong to Beijing Capital Airport. According to the information of the AA, the airliner set sail at 9:05 in the morning.
After the passenger plane arrived at Beijing Capital Airport, emergency evacuation procedures were initiated. In response to Position News, Cathay Pacific stated that after the company’s CX390 flight landed in Beijing on September 11, the relevant authorities had received security threat messages and, as a precaution, activated an emergency slide to evacuate passengers and crew.
Cathay Pacific learned that a small number of passengers suffered minor abrasions during the process, and they have received appropriate treatment and do not need to be sent to hospital. Cathay Pacific will continue to provide assistance and support to the affected passengers and continue to cooperate with relevant authorities to investigate the incident. Cathay Pacific said that it attaches great importance to the safety of passengers and crew, and this incident did not affect flight safety.
