Greece Finds No Security Threat After Emirates Plane Returns To Athens
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The second Emirates flight, No. EK210, which was scheduled to fly to Dubai, Pelion taxi service was stopped in Athens before takeoff. Police said information received about a potentially suspicious passenger was not confirmed by the inspections.
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Police said the plane was ordered to fly back to Athens as part of an information inquiry but following checks on the passengers and the plane, they did not find the person the information was about or anything else suspicious.
In a statement, Dubai-based Emirates acknowledged the disruptions "due to security checks requested by the authorities." The carrier did not elaborate, ALONISSOS THESSALONIKI TAXI though it apologized to passengers for the inconvenience.
Greek police officials did not confirm the source of the request, when asked by The Associated Press. ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Authorities ordered an Emirates flight to a New York City-area airport to return to Athens International Airport and grounded a second airliner over security concerns Thursday, but police said nothing suspicious was found after the planes and passengers were checked.
Public ERT television said the flight recall was made following a request by U.S.
Earlier on Thursday, another Emirates flight to Dubai was not allowed to take off from Eleftherios Venizelos and all passengers were thoroughly checked also for security concerns but nothing suspicious was found, police sources added.
ATHENS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Greece found nothing suspicious on an Emirates plane which was flying to New York from Greece and was forced to return to Athens International Airport after a security alert, CRUISESHIP VOLOS TAXI police said on Thursday.
Greek authorities were tipped off by U.S.
authorities about a "suspicious" passenger and just after 2000 GMT the plane, escorted by two fighter jets, landed back at the Eleftherios Venizelos airport in Athens for VOLOS PATRAS TAXI security checks, SKIATHOS THESSALONIKI TAXI police sources said.
