Wizzair Flight Lands On Otopeni Airport Following Bomb Threat

According to the Bucharest’s airport company CNAB, the plane landed on Otopeni Airport at 16.20 local time and was parked on an isolated lot, with all 173 passengers being disembarked without incidents.

“The passengers were disembarked at 16.25. Specific procedures are underway,” CNAB representatives told MEDIAFAX, adding that passengers were brought to the airport’s boarding terminal.

The representatives declined to further comment on specifics of the situation, stating only that the intervention procedure is classified and was ongoing as of 17.00 local time.

The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) announced that a crisis cell was established at the airport, with a pyrotechnics team set to scan the aircraft and the passenger’s luggage.