A Lufthansa plane to connect New York to Munich was diverted to Paris on Monday because of a questionable comment, reports “Bild”.
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Ua simple commentary with insane consequences. As indicated by the German daily Picture in an article spotted by Capital, a Lufthansa plane, which left New York for Munich, had to land urgently on the tarmac at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle on Monday morning October 24 because of a bomb alert relayed on the TikTok social network. On a video, an anonymous user commented: “I placed a bomb on that plane”.
Faced with the possible danger, the American authorities then immediately warned their German counterparts, who themselves requested an emergency landing from the French services. Once arrived at the Ile-de-France airport, the plane landed and was evacuated until it was searched from top to bottom. All hold baggage was inspected, with no trace of explosives finally being detected.
The 267 passengers on this flight had to wait several long hours before being able to board again in the direction of Munich. According Picturethey would not have been informed of the real reason for the emergency landing, the crew members contenting themselves with claiming “technical problems”.
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A salty addition for the anonymous Internet user?
While the anonymous Internet user’s comment therefore seems to be a bad hoax, the potential repercussions of his gesture could make him think about the future before posting a comment. According Capitalthe author risks, in addition to legal proceedings, having to pay XXL compensation claims.
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And for good reason, the change of itinerary of an aircraft, an emergency landing in an unscheduled airport and the multiple costs related to the transfer of passengers, catering and the possible cancellation of the following flights can generate an estimated addition to several tens of thousands of euros. In the meantime, the Bobigny prosecutor’s office did not wish to open a judicial inquiry, the facts having been reported by the Americans. On the other hand, he transferred the information collected to the German authorities, indicates Europe 1.