Suspicious package shuts runway at Montreal's Trudeau airport

[dapaterson]

The FAA ordered a ground stop for US flights to Montreal (YUL), after a suspicious package was found on an aircraft.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bomb-threat-montreal-airport-9.7133729

Note: This story is developing.

 

[dapaterson]

More interesting: NORAD launched CF-18 and F-16s to escort aircraft in to Montreal as part of the same operation.

Fighter jets escort Montreal-bound flights after ‘security incident’; 2 men arrested

Norad said fighter jets, including CF-18s, escorted two international flights bound for Montreal on Wednesday due to a 'security incident' that prompted a police response at the Trudeau International airport.

www.ctvnews.ca