Panic after bomb threat note found on Brit flight to Canary Islands as major security operation launched

A BOMB threat note was found during a TUI flight from Cardiff to the Canaries.

The entire plane, its passengers and all their luggage were swept by bomb squads and investigators after the alarming letter was spotted in the aircraft’s bathroom.

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A crew member reportedly handed the letter to the pilot when the plane had flown over Portugal in the direction of the Canary Island of Lanzarote.

Spain’s Civil Guard activated the security protocol after receiving a warning from the AENA control tower.

An extensive security operation then swung into action with specialists from the GEDEX (Explosives Deactivation Group), the Fiscal and Border Section, investigation units and citizen security patrols all intervening.

Air traffic controllers wrote on their X account: “The plane has been guided with the presence of firefighters to a siding where the passengers have had to identify their luggage.

“Landing and takeoff operations have been temporarily interrupted, which has caused some delays.”…