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Airline Diverts After Reports Of Fire On Board
[Updated with videos. At 8.20pm the captain of a flight heading from Mexico to the UK called in saying there was a fire in the cabin and requesting an emergency landing in Bermuda. Dozens of fire fighters responded to the scene as a precautionary measure, as did the police and medical personnel. The plane landed without incident at 9pm, and the 338... Read more of this article
Police & Fire Respond To “Suspicious Package”
[Updated: The "all clear" has been given, and standard airport operations are back to normal as of 12.45pm] The airport is on lock down, and emergency personnel are presently on scene following a report of suspicious packages earlier today [Apr 18]. Both the Fire Service and Police are present, crime scene tape can be seen, Fire Service personnel can... Read more of this article
Cahow Way Gate At Airport To Close Overnight
The Department of Airport Operations announced that the gate at the entrance to the L.F. Wade International Airport located on Cahow Way will be closed nightly effective March 18th, 2013. The hours of closure will be from midnight to 5am. Anyone needing assistance can contact Airport Security Police on 299 4846 and signage is posted on the gates with... Read more of this article
Canadian Family Deny Smoking On Airline
The Canadian family who created a media firestorm after causing a Sunwing flight to divert to Bermuda have issued a statement denying that any member of the family was smoking on the flight. The statement was released by Ontario-based lawyer Michael Haraschuk to the Canadian media. “On the issue of smoking, there has been misinformation regarding... Read more of this article
Recalling The Other Unruly Passenger Diversion
The story of the unruly family who caused a Sunwing plane to divert to Bermuda has received substantial international attention over the past week, with it headlining the Canadian and international news reports for the past few days. It was actually the second time in recent years a plane diverted to Bermuda due to a passenger-created fracas, with another... Read more of this article
Unruly Passengers Heading Back To Canada
The family whose unruly behaviour caused the Sunwing flight to divert to Bermuda are on their way back to Canada, CBC reports. In a phone interview this afternoon [Feb 5], one of the McNeills told CBC News she was at an airport in Bermuda with her husband and two sons waiting for a flight home. The family told the Canadian media when they return to... Read more of this article
Radar Out Of Service, No Flight Disruptions
The FAA-owned secondary surveillance radar at LF Wade is out of service for repairs, however there are no disruptions to Bermuda flights as a result of the outage. A spokesperson from the Ministry of Transport said, “The Secondary Surveillance radar located at LF Wade, which is owned by the FAA and used by them to provide Air Traffic management... Read more of this article
Canadian Family Charged Over Airline Incident
[Updated with videos] Three people appeared in Magistrates Court this afternoon [Feb 4] in relation to the recent airline diversion, where they were charged with offences including disobeying lawful commands of the crew of an aircraft and smoking in a toilet when smoking is prohibited. The Court heard one of the defendants used profane language towards... Read more of this article
Smokers Diversion ‘Very Expensive’ For Sunwing
The recent flight diversion to Bermuda was a “very expensive exercise” for Sunwing who had to put up 170 passengers and crew in a hotel in Bermuda for the night, Sunwing VP of Media Relations Daryl McWilliams told CBC Canada. The flight — which left Canada heading to the Dominican Republic — diverted to Bermuda at approximately... Read more of this article
Airline Passengers Released On Police Bail
[Updated] The police have confirmed the three airline passengers — a 54 year old man, a 52 year old woman and a 22 year old man — who were arrested following a flight diversion have been released on police bail. As Bernews reported yesterday, at approximately 9.00pm on Friday [Feb 1] a Sunwing flight on its way from Canada to the Dominican... Read more of this article
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
