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Copenhagen Airport shuts 10 gates after threat against Turkish airline's planes | Copenhagen Airport shuts 10 gates after threat against Turkish airline's planes |
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Copenhagen police are investigating a threat made against planes belonging to Turkish airline Atlasglobal. The city's airport closed 10 gates after being alerted of the threat by police. | |
"Copenhagen police have said there is a threat against all Atlasglobal's planes in Europe," a Copenhagen Airport spokesman said, as quoted by Reuters. | |
One airplane was prevented from taking off due to the incident. It was moved to a remote part of the airport while police carried out their investigation. | |
READ MORE: LaGuardia Airport partially evacuated, man arrested over 'bomb threat' | READ MORE: LaGuardia Airport partially evacuated, man arrested over 'bomb threat' |
Copenhagen Airport tweeted at the time that gates C30-C39 had been closed amid a "police investigation." It later said the airport was "back to normal" and operating with minimal delays. | Copenhagen Airport tweeted at the time that gates C30-C39 had been closed amid a "police investigation." It later said the airport was "back to normal" and operating with minimal delays. |
A spokesman for Atlasglobal told Reuters that the airline was unable to immediately provide comment. He said it will likely release a statement later on Monday. | |
Atlasglobal is a Turkish airline headquartered in Istanbul, which operates domestic and international passenger services and charter flights. It operated under the name Atlasjet until March 2015. | Atlasglobal is a Turkish airline headquartered in Istanbul, which operates domestic and international passenger services and charter flights. It operated under the name Atlasjet until March 2015. |