The aircraft was brought back to the bay and all the passengers were deplaned.
Turkish Airlines (Photo: AFP)
The aircraft was brought back to the bay and all the passengers were deplaned.
Mumbai
: An Istanbul-bound flight of Turkish Airlines was called back from the runway here this morning after an -"unclaimed-" mobile phone was found on a seat of the Boeing 777 plane.
The aircraft was brought back to the bay and all the passengers were deplaned for a thorough frisking.
The Boeing 777-300ER plane was scheduled to take off for Istanbul at 0625 hours.
-"Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul was called back from the runway at Mumbai airport after a suspicious object was found in the aircraft,-" a Mumbai Airport spokesperson said.
Airport sources, however, said it was an unclaimed mobile phone which forced the pilot to return the plane to the bay.
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