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| Schipol Airport drama Aug 30th 2012, 13:25 I'd love to know what the pilot said to ATC, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19407429 Quote:
A passenger plane was forced to land at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport and boarded by Dutch forces amid fears of a hijacking that proved unfounded.
Dutch F-16 fighters were scrambled to intercept the aircraft, en route from Malaga, Spain.
Once it landed at Schiphol it was boarded by armed security forces who discovered the false alarm.
A miscommunication between the pilot and the control tower reportedly triggered the confusion...
...Earlier, part of Schiphol was closed and flights delayed after a suspected World War II bomb was discovered by workers digging near Pier C, which connects the main plaza with Departure Hall One.
The device was later taken away by bomb disposal experts who safely detonated it.
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