A Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300 with 256 passengers on board en route from Istanbul to Sao Paulo declared an emergency and diverted to Casablanca, a spokeswoman for the airline said.
Passengers have been evacuated, according to the recent reports. Search to find any explosive device is underway.
According to AirLive's Twitter, a note reading "Bomb" was found at the airplane's toilet cabin.
BREAKING Turkish Airlines press office: a note found at the toilet cabin reading 'Bomb' on #TK15 /@eagunes
— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) 30 Март 2015
The airliner landed safely in Casablanca at 12:30 GMT. Prior to that, all flights were diverted from the Casablanca airport.
BREAKING Bomb threat Turkish Airlines #TK15. All flights to Casablanca are on hold. Live: http://t.co/mzKkQjjfiX pic.twitter.com/SUqtiAicog
— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) 30 Март 2015
After the Turkish airliner landed, all flights to Casablanca were resumed, Flightradar24 reports:
Flights to Casablanca have been released from holds following the diversion of #TK15 due to a reported bomb threat. pic.twitter.com/3rjZ3oHAcy
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) 30 Март 2015
