Bomb scare at Cape Town International

Two passengers triggered a bomb scare at Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) on Thursday evening.

The Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) confirmed that the security threat was isolated to a specific aircraft. The police’s Bomb Squad was deployed after the crew of a FlySafair flight to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg received alerts about the possible threat.

Passengers were safely evacuated, and the aircraft underwent a thorough search. Two suspects were apprehended, and operations at CTIA have resumed as normal.