Flights scheduled to land at Montreal’s Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International Airport had to be diverted following the discovery of a suspicious package in an international baggage carousel on Monday evening.
“Our security mechanisms have detected the presence of a package of interest,” the airport administration said by email.
“The SPVM and ADM airport security teams are on site and working in close collaboration,” we added. “With the safety of travelers and employees of the airport community being a priority at all times, an area of the terminal at the international arrivals level – mainly the baggage carousel area has been evacuated.”
On the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport site, departures in the direction of Toronto scheduled for 10:15 p.m. as well as that in the direction of Quebec for 10:30 p.m. were postponed to 11:30 p.m. and 10:50 p.m., but these delays are not linked to the event , assured Anne-Sophie Hamel, director of corporate affairs and media relations at the airport.
However, since the operation takes place in the border control zone, several flights which were to land at the Montreal airport were diverted to other airports, said Mr.me Hamel on the phone.
More details to come.
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