Wizz Air Flight W61515 emergency landing at remote location after bomb threat

Wizz Air flight W61515 from Warsaw to Oslo was diverted to Gdansk airport and parked in a remote location at the airport, reports Flightradar 24. According to the fire brigade, they assisted the Wizz Air plane with an emergency landing at the airport. The local newspaper Wydarzenia Interia confirms the emergency landing. Flightradar 24 reports that a number of aircraft have been diverted after landing. 

Wizzair flight #W61515 from Warsaw to Oslo diverted to Gdansk Airport and parked at remote location. Since the landing no other aircraft have been allowed to land or take off from Gdansk Airport https://t.co/7EFKt60tKX pic.twitter.com/AwjUCtKbDL

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A SAS plane bound for Copenhagen to Gdansk was redirected to Warsaw, among other places. – The airport was closed by the authorities due to a bomb threat. The plane was on hold for a while to see if the situation was clarified, but then went to Warsaw, says communications manager at SAS, John Eckhoff. The situation is currently unclear, and SAS is waiting to be notified whether it will be possible to fly to Gdansk.

According to Flightradar 24, air traffic from Gdansk airport was temporarily suspended after the alarm went off.