Washed car – triggered bomb alarm at the airport in Bodo – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): A number of passengers had come through the security checkpoint to take a formiddagsfly today from Bodo to Oslo.

When informed SAS that plane was set indefinitely because of bomb threat.

– there has been a bomb threat here at the airport, was the message to the passengers.

airport Manager Inger-Hilde Tobiassen at Bodø airport not aware of any bomb threat at the airport when Dagbladet contacted.

She examined matter and report back:

– It was reflected in the security control of chemical substance on a passenger, which could give suspicion of use to bomb. Therefore, the police were routinely notified. Closer investigation and police chat with passenger showed that there was a real bomb threat.

– The man had washed the car the day before and the probable explanation is that it was a chemical from carwash who did outlets, said airport manager Inger-Hilde Tobiassen Dagbladet.

She is glad that the procedures for abnormal outlets at the security checkpoint worked as planned – and that the clarification came so quickly that it seems to have been some delays in traffic to and from Bodø Airport.

– A flight to Bergen may have been slightly delayed, but it had other reasons, says airport boss told Dagbladet.