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Media Relations Dept.
Police Headquarters
P.O. Box HM 530
Tel: (441) 299-4249/4291/4321
Fax: (441) 299-4322
E-mail: Police Media Relations

Date:Wednesday, May 01,2013
Distribution: All Media

Reported Emergency Aircraft Landing Ends Safely

Around 8:20pm on Tuesday, April 30th emergency services including the Bermuda Police Service, the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service and King Edward VII Memorial Hospital personnel responded to L.F. Wade International Airport to a reported emergency aircraft landing.

It appears that a small electrical fire occurred during a Thomas Cook flight en route from Cancun, Mexico to Manchester UK. As a result the plane diverted to Bermuda.

The aircraft landed safely around 9pm with 338 persons aboard. There were no reported injuries. The passengers and crew disembarked the plane and are staying overnight at local hotels.

The Thomas Cook aircraft will be mechanically assessed and is expected to leave sometime Wednesday afternoon to continue on to its intended destination.

All incidents are under investigation. Police are appealing to members of the public who have witnessed these incidents or may have information pertaining to them to contact their respective Police Station, Police Headquarters at 295-0011 or the confidential Crimestoppers Hotline on 1 (800) 623-8477.

Public & Media Relations Department