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Unruly Passengers Cause Airplane Diversion
[Updated] At approximately 9.00pm last night [Feb 1] a Sunwing flight on its way from Canada to the Dominican Republic diverted to Bermuda after three passengers created a disturbance with flight attendants. The three people were taken off the plane, and escorted by Police Officers into the Airport Police Station where they remained for over four hours. Police... Read more of this article
Airport Letter Referenced “Doomsday Scenario”
The envelope that prompted the incident at the airport last week was penned by an anonymous person based in Hong Kong and referred to the “doomsday scenario” connected with the end of the Mayan calendar, the police said today. Some doomsday-believers around the globe predicted 21 December 2012 would mark the end of the world, due to the... Read more of this article
Suspicious Envelope, Police & Fire Respond
[Updated: At 5pm police, fire and ambulance attended the airport after a report of "suspicious substance" in an envelope that originated overseas. As a safety precaution, one airport staffer was taken to the hospital and three others were quarantined. At 10pm the police said the envelope was forensically examined and no traces of any toxic substance... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Airport Emergency Exercise
The Department of Airport Operations conducted an emergency exercise on Thursday [Nov 29] at the LF Wade International Airport which involved emergency services conducting operations in and around the airport. The scenario involved a plane which had an emergency landing after losing power in both its engines and overshot the end of the runway and crashed.... Read more of this article
Former Security Guard Sentenced To 18 Months
This morning [Sept 20] Senior Magistrate Archie Warner sent 22-year-old George Dyer to prison for eighteen months for handling the illegal drug cannabis, which weighed 948.7 grams and said to be valued at $47,000. Crown Prosecutor Susan Mulligan said that Mr Dyer — who was working as a Security Guard at the airport — was in possession of... Read more of this article
L.F. Wade Airport Evacuated Due To Fire Alarm
The L.F. Wade International airport was evacuated last night [Sept 14] after a fire alarm was activated, causing passengers for the British Airways flight to have to leave the airport while officials checked the cause of the alarm. Unofficial reports suggest that water may have somehow gotten a station, which caused the fire alarm to go off. One fire... Read more of this article
Fire Alarm Activation Was ‘Act Of Vandalism’
It appears the fire alarm activation at the airport this weekend was an act of vandalism and the matter is now under investigation, a Ministry of Transport spokesperson said. On Sunday [Aug 26] the gate to the LF Wade International Airport was closed as passengers and staff were evacuated from the building. A Transport Ministry spokesperson said,... Read more of this article
LF Wade Airport Evacuated, Gate Locked
[Updated] The gate to the LF Wade International Airport was closed as passengers and staff were evacuated from the building earlier today [Aug 26]. Taxis and private cars were stopped from accessing the airport property as the main gate was closed causing traffic to become backed up through the airport roundabout as passengers attempted to make their... Read more of this article
Bermudian Helps Restrain Unruly Passenger
According to US media reports, a Bermudian man helped restrain an unruly passenger after he rushed the front of the plane yesterday [May 25] in Miami. Passenger Malik Cann told WSVN-Ch.7 that he was a trained security officer from Bermuda and helped restrain the man, who was subsequently arrested by the FBI. “I gripped him straight by his arm,”... Read more of this article
BA To Offer Paperless Boarding Pass
Passengers will be able to download their boarding pass on their cell phones, Minister of Transport Derrick Burgess said this afternoon [Feb.16]. British Airways will be the first to use the technology in Bermuda. Each paperless boarding pass is displayed as a two-dimensional bar code along with passenger and flight information. Passengers without checked... Read more of this article
New Security Gate Installed At Airport
The Department of Airport Operations announced today [Nov.23] the installation of a new vehicular access gate along Cahow Way, the main public entrance to the L.F. Wade International Airport. The gate is not expected to be in use until 2012, and Airport officials said when operational, the Cahow Way Gate will help serve to eliminate the current illegal... Read more of this article
Conditional Discharge For Undressing At Airport
36-year-old Loukai Phillips was given a conditional discharge today [Aug.22] in Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to one charge of indecent exposure. Ms Phillips had arrived back in Bermuda via a British Airways flight, and was asked by customs officers to undergo a secondary search. The court heard that she undressed in front of other passengers... Read more of this article
Airport Evacuated After Fire Alarm Goes Off
[Updated with videos/statement] Earlier this afternoon [July 23] the L.F. Wade International Airport was evacuated, and emergency personnel attended, and temporarily blocked the entrance. The scene created a back log of traffic attempting to enter the Airport, and the sight of fire trucks also attracted several members of the public: After a period... Read more of this article
Videos: Fire & Rescue Meet Arriving Plane
[Updated with videos] Shortly before 2:00pm this afternoon [July 13], Emergency Service vehicles were seen on the runway at L.F. Wade International Airport. A short time later a Jet Blue Jetbus A320 was seen landing safely before the aircraft left the runway and traveled to an area off the runway. Emergency vehicles followed the aircraft and surrounded... Read more of this article
Fire Service Responds To Airport Truck Fire
The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service yesterday [July 11] responded to the scene of a reported vehicle fire at L.F. Wade International Airport. Numerous Fire Service vehicles could be seen in the vicinity of where planes are routinely parked. A Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said, “At 11:40am yesterday, July 11, Bermuda Fire and Rescue... Read more of this article
Videos: Plane Makes Emergency Landing
[Updated with videos] This morning [July 1] a number of emergency personnel responded to the LF Wade International Airport after an American Airlines flight experienced engine problems and had to return to Bermuda. As the plane came into land, traffic was blocked on the Kindley Field Road, as what we assume to be a precaution. The plane landed safely... Read more of this article
