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| Date: | Monday 4 April 2011 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-2B7 |
| Owner/operator: | Thomson Airways |
| Registration: | G-OOBI |
| MSN: | 27146/551 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 213 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | FL370 about 100nm northwest of Athens, Greece -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) |
| Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport (SSH/HESH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The crew of a Thomson Airways B757 performing flight BY-226 received a bomb threat en route so diverted to Athens escorted by 2 x F-16's and a helicopter. No harm done and so far, no evidence of a bomb.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12961833
http://avherald.com/h?article=43a6b310&opt=0
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2011 14:35 | wanderer | Added |
| 04-Apr-2011 14:49 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 04-Apr-2011 15:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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