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B-2097 is the airframe concerned
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https://www.aviation24.be/military-airc ... e-airport/Two F-16s of the Belgian Air Force have intercepted an Air China Cargo Boeing 777F over the Netherlands.
The pilots of the cargo plane were instructed to contact air traffic control.
The aircraft was escorted by the fighter jets to Liège.
https://www.aviation24.be/military-airc ... e-airport/Two F-16’s of the Belgian Air Force scrambled on Tuesday evening after the request of the Dutch Air Combat Command. Shortly after, after flying supersonic, the fighter jets intercepted an Air China Cargo Boeing 777F (registered B-2097) above The Netherlands. The aircraft operated a freighter flight between Hangzhou, China and Liege, Belgium and was subject to a bomb threat.
Federal police brought in an explosive detection dog to inspect the aircraft, and the military called in deminers. As a precaution, several airport hangars were evacuated.
Soon after, the bomb threat turned out to be false, a spokesperson told Belgian daily newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws.
The spokesman added that the airline itself made the report, following rumors of online social media threats against other Chinese aircraft.
