MEXICO CITY (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th August, 2018) A Chilean airliner flying from Perus Lima to Chiles Santiago was diverted to Pisco on Thursday after air traffic controllers were told about a bomb on board, the Peruvian Transport Ministry said.
"Today at 12:48, the Radar Control Center of Peru received a call from its counterparts in Chile, saying they had received a bomb threat concerning Latam Flight LA 2369," the statement read.
The ministry said the crew had decided to divert the plane to the small Peruvian port city of Pisco. It landed at 13:54.
Passengers were not hurt and the aircraft was not damaged, Peruvian authorities said, without commenting on the bomb threat. They said the situation was under control. Passengers were taken to Lima to continue their trip.
