United Airlines plane diverted by bomb scare

Posted Feb. 18, 2010 at 12:20 p.m.

By Julie Johnsson | A United Airlines aircraft bound from Denver to San Francisco was diverted to Salt Lake City Wednesday morning because of a bomb scare.

United flight 741, a Boeing 757 with 168 passengers and six crew members on board, landed at Salt Lake City at 9:46 a.m., local time, as a “precautionary measure,” said Robin Urbanski, a spokeswoman for the Chicago-based carrier.

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“As soon as the plane landed, the FBI took over the matter and we are fully cooperating with them,” Urbanski added.

The FBI is investigating the incident, said a United spokeswoman.

 

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