Details about US Airways Flight 777’s emergency landing are breaking fast on Twitter and through local media outlets.
https://twitter.com/Nickarama1/status/365174402410758145
An airliner from Ireland made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport on Wednesday afternoon following a reported bomb threat.
The call came in around 1:30 p.m. for reports of a suspicious device on a plane.
The U.S. Airways flight 777 from Shannon, Ireland has landed and is being taken to a secure area to be searched.
There are reportedly 177 people onboard the Boeing 757.
The FBI, TSA and Philadelphia Police are investigating.
Some photos of the scene:
US Airways flight from Ireland makes emergency landing in #Philly due to phoned in threat. pic.twitter.com/Hnm7berdS3
— Jeffrey Kolakowski (@jdkolakowski) August 7, 2013
#BREAKING: Flight 777 Ireland – Philly – Pittsburgh makes emergency landing due to bomb threat http://t.co/c5xMgAThu7 pic.twitter.com/LRyD23evB3
— Tim Williams (@realtimwilliams) August 7, 2013
#BREAKING: US Airways jet that made emergency landing in Philly due to threat, supposed to continue to #Pittsburgh. http://t.co/c5xMgAThu7
— Tim Williams (@realtimwilliams) August 7, 2013
And one apparent passenger/crew member tweeting from the plane:
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Boylee/status/365178360764174337
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Boylee/status/365178467496628224
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Boylee/status/365178599877251072
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Boylee/status/365180648559882240
He had tweeted nine hours earlier:
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Boylee/status/365044382941982720
http://instagram.com/p/ctQuWhEVdp/
Twitchy will continue to monitor and update.
Update:
More from Jeff Kolakowski, news assignment manager at Philadelphia’s CBS affiliate:
Investigation appears to be winding down on US Airways Flight that made emergency landing in Philly from Ireland. Nothing has been found.
— Jeffrey Kolakowski (@jdkolakowski) August 7, 2013
After being searched by police, TSA, and the FBI, the plane was cleared:
UPDATE: U.S. Airways jet cleared at Phila. Int'l Airport after threat – http://t.co/duPp9fmas8
— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) August 7, 2013
US Airways flight from Ireland that made emergency landing in Philly due to threat has been cleared. All passengers continue to destination
— Jeffrey Kolakowski (@jdkolakowski) August 7, 2013
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