A mysterious note found in Brasilia caused TAM flight 3540 to divert to Eduardo Gomes airport in Manaus, where England play a World Cup match in June. A bomb threat has forced
a passenger jet to make an emergency landing at an airport in the Amazon.
The note warning that an explosive device was on board the TAM flight 3540 led to the aircraft diverting to Eduardo Gomes airport in Manaus, Brazil, where England play a World Cup match in June.
Passengers on the flight, which had left Brasilia bound for Boa Vista, were evacuated. The incident, in the Amazonian city, comes just five months before the start of the World Cup.
The bomb threat was found in a bathroom at Brasilia’s Juscelino Kubitschek airport, airport officials said.
However, the Manaus airport had reopened at 4pm Brasilia time (1800 GMT) after no explosive device were found on the plane, a spokeswoman for the Infraero national airport authority said. She also said no other airports was affected.
TAM spokeswoman Fernanda Feres said passengers on the affected plane had been rebooked on another flight leaving for Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, on Saturday. TAM is the local unit of LATAM Airlines Group.
Federal police told Globo News they suspect a former TAM employee may have written the note left in Brasilia, although investigations were ongoing.
TAM cut some 780 employees late last year, reducing its workforce by four per cent in an effort to boost profits despite high fuel costs and a weaker local currency may have caused the incident.
Feres said the company had no comment on the investigation.
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