According to Euronews, Turkey scrambled an F-16 fighter jet on Friday to escort a commercial
flight after a passenger allegedly made a bomb threat, demanding to go to the
Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
Footage from Istanbul
Sabiha Gokcen airport showed the Pegasus airlines plane after safely landing
from the Ukrainian city of Kharkov.
Special
forces seized the suspected hijacker, believed to be a 45 year-old Ukrainian, on his
arrival in Turkey. Reports suggest the man was drunk while on board the
aircraft and had to be calmed down by the crew.
The incident comes at a
time of high security surrounding the Sochi Olympics, with US officials also
recently warning about the potential for ‘toothpaste’ bombs on flights.
