Taiwanese authorities reopened the south runway at Taoyuan International Airport at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, three hours after it was shut due to a bomb scare on an Air China flight from Beijing.
(Bloomberg) — Taiwanese authorities reopened the south runway at Taoyuan International Airport at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, three hours after it was shut due to a bomb scare on an Air China flight from Beijing.
Taiwan’s Aviation Police Bureau received a report at 11:30 a.m. local time that Air China Flight 185 was suspected to have explosives on board.
After landing, the plane was parked in a remote holding bay and two X-ray cars were sent to investigate the threat. Just after 12:40 p.m., the 103 passengers and 15 crew disembarked the aircraft, and the all-clear was given at 1:30 p.m., the police said in a statement.
Airport staff confirmed that the runway was reopened after no explosives were found.
The airport said on its website that flight operations were able to continue on its other runway.
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