Air Canada plane leaving Halifax receives mid-flight threat, lands safely in U.S.

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American officials are investigating after a threat was made against an Air Canada flight from Halifax to Newark, New Jersey, on Monday.

In a statement, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Newark Airport Police received a report around 12 p.m. Monday about a “threat made towards Air Canada flight 8657.”

It said the Port Authority Police Department and its canine unit fully cleared the aircraft and normal operations resumed.

 

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