2 flights from United States to Paris diverted after anonymous threats

Flight 65 from Los Angeles and Flight 55 from Washington were “subject to anonymous threats received after their respective takeoffs”, the airline said in a statement.

The cleared plane, which left Los Angeles, was diverted to Salt Lake City.

Someone called in a threat against the flight, as well as Paris-bound Air France Flight 55 from Dulles worldwide Airport outside Washington, D.C. Flight 55 was diverted to Halifax, Nova Scotia, according to Air France.

The Sun reported that a female passenger told the flight crew she saw suspicious activity, which turned out to be someone watching a news report on a smartphone, said Sgt. Jonathan Green, a spokesman for the authority’s police department, which patrols the airport.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has said it found no evidence “which would lend credibility” to the threats against Flight 065, while the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Halifax said on its Twitter feed that police dogs were searching Flight 055 for the possibility of explosives.

According to officials the threat was called in from the ground.

KSL reported that 497 passengers were on board the flight.

“These cancellations don’t specifically include foreign school parties, but the French Ministry of Education has advised foreign school groups to avoid travelling to France for the time being”, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said in an updated travel advisory.

Even after learning about the bomb threats Rodgers says passengers remained calm and waited for the plane to be searched.

“The darkness of it all just to have to go through this, and I don’t think this is the best time for me to take my vacation to Paris”, Blamckaert said.

Kenitzer says he could offer no further details on the security issue.

He said he was among half a dozen passengers who also were taken off the flight because they had connecting flights in Chicago that they would miss.

Russo said if the rumors are true and someone phoned in a threat, he hopes they ” find out who that was and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law”.

Flight 65 flight departed Salt Lake City and is en route to Paris.

Tourism insiders are very concerned that the recent terrorist attacks in Paris coupled with false bomb threats and assorted airline incidents will have a negative impact on holiday travel.