Hoax security threat delays EgyptAir flight to Paris
An EgyptAir flight No MS799 to Paris has been delayed for nearly an hour due to a security incident related to baggage, an EgyptAir official source reported.
The source said that during the sterilising security procedures, security personnel suspected a one of the luggage.
Consequently, the A330-300 plane with 274 passengers on board were evacuated, as a precaution procedure, to re-examine the plane for the safety and security of passengers as well as aircraft.
The plane was moved to a nearby place at Cairo airport and the aircraft was searched by security authorities that confirmed the plane is safe and ready to take off within minuets.
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