(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — A Middle East Airlines flight from Geneva arrived in Beirut on Sunday after landing in Rome over the absence of a passenger, the airline announced in a statement.
MEA said in a statement that the aircraft was heading from the Swiss city to Rafik Hariri International Airport in the Lebanese capital when it was revealed that a passenger with a boarding pass did not take the flight.
Official say there was a possible bomb scare which forced the MEA aircraft to land in Rome’s Fiumicino Airport Sunday, temporarily halting air traffic in Rome’s largest airport. The incident was revealed to be a false alarm, according to officials.
The aircraft was thoroughly inspected. No traces of a bomb were found on it, according to the MEA statement.
The company denied the bomb threat reports.