'Incident' on flight to SA
22/01/2007 19:52  - (SA)  

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Johannesburg - A flight from Botswana that landed at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport on Monday evening was isolated and passengers questioned following an "incident", the Airports Company SA (Acsa) said.

SABC television news reported earlier that a man had been arrested for trying to hijack the flight.

"We are calling it an incident until we have concrete information," said ACSA spokesperson Solomon Makgale.

The airport was notified at about 17:45 that were was a "situation" aboard flight 201 from Botswana. When the plane landed at 18:10, it was isolated.

"The individual concerned was taken by the SAPS. The rest of the passengers were taken to a secure area where they were debriefed."

Police spokesperson Vish Naidoo could not provide details and said he was on his way to the airport.

- SAPA

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