No Explosives Found on Air France Flights From US to Paris

Air France Flight 65 took off from Los Angeles International Airport and was diverted to Salt Lake City International.

A spokesman at Halifax Stanfield International Airport said the Washington-to-Paris Boeing 777 with 262 passengers and crew landed without incident at 10:15 p.m. AT and that the airport has returned to normal operations.

“Everybody sat in the plane very calmly and I have to say I felt very calm as well, the crew was very calm”.

“The investigation will still be ongoing from a police perspective to determine the credibility and how the threat occurred”, said RCMP Const. Mark Skinner. “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.

Air France posted a statement on Twitter late Tuesday saying both flights had been subjects of anonymous threats received “after their respective take-offs”. No threat was found on both the diverted flights.

A man on board the plane that landed in Halifax told the network that passengers were informed that they were being diverted about two and a half hours into the flight “due to operational issues”.

The flight from Los Angeles transporting 497 passengers and crew landed safely in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said investigators found no evidence of an explosive device after they searched the plane and luggage.

Passengers aboard the the plane that was diverted to Salt Lake City are already en route to France. “I’m a little stressed out about travelling now, especially going to Paris”, said Nancy Reed. The sources couldn’t confirm whether both calls came from the same person or not.

Tuesday morning, four people were removed from a Chicago-bound Spirit Airlines flight at Baltimore Washington International Airport, according to the Baltimore Sun. The Islamic State terror organization claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Shares of Air France (Paris: AF) traded as low as €6.30, down from €6.79, following the attacks when trading in Paris reopened on Monday.