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Ryanair plane grounded in Poland after bomb threat 'hoax' Ryanair plane grounded in Poland after bomb threat 'hoax'
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A Ryanair passenger jet has been grounded at Warsaw's Modlin airport after an anonymous bomb threat. A Ryanair passenger jet has been grounded at Warsaw's Modlin airport after a hoax bomb threat.
Officials closed the airport to inbound flights while they inspected the plane, according to a statement from the airline. A 48-year-old man was arrested after the call was traced to his home, Polish police said.
The airport believes the call was a hoax, Ryanair said. Officials closed the airport to inbound flights while they inspected the plane, Ryanair said in a statement, but decided the call was a hoax.
The airline said it expected to release the aircraft - which was due to fly to Oslo - and reopen the airport shortly.The airline said it expected to release the aircraft - which was due to fly to Oslo - and reopen the airport shortly.
Modlin is a small, auxiliary airport in Warsaw used by Ryanair. "This was an irresponsible prank," Mariusz Mrozek, a police spokesman, told Polish broadcaster TVN24.
A spokesman for the airline said: "Warsaw Modlin Airport received an anonymous call that there was an explosive device on a Ryanair aircraft due to take off from Modlin to Oslo at 08.40hrs local. Modlin is a small, auxiliary airport in Warsaw used only by Ryanair.
A spokesman for the Ryanair said: "Warsaw Modlin Airport received an anonymous call that there was an explosive device on a Ryanair aircraft due to take off from Modlin to Oslo at 08.40hrs local.
"The airport security authorities ordered an immediate inspection of the aircraft (which hadn't yet boarded) and closed the airport to inbound arrivals as a security precaution."The airport security authorities ordered an immediate inspection of the aircraft (which hadn't yet boarded) and closed the airport to inbound arrivals as a security precaution.
"Warsaw Modlin believes this is a hoax call and expect the security sweep to confirm this fact. "Warsaw Modlin believes this is a hoax call and expects the security sweep to confirm this fact.
"They expect to release the aircraft and reopen the airport shortly. Ryanair sincerely apologises to the customers of the outbound Oslo flight for any inconvenience caused by this hoax call.""They expect to release the aircraft and reopen the airport shortly. Ryanair sincerely apologises to the customers of the outbound Oslo flight for any inconvenience caused by this hoax call."