The Montreal-Trudeau International Airport says its operations are returning to normal after a “suspicious” suitcase found on a landing flight led to the closure of one of the airport’s runways.
“The investigation conducted by local law enforcement has concluded and has been found to be unfounded,” a spokesperson for the airport told The Epoch Times on March 18 around 6:30 p.m. EST. The airport’s operations “have returned to normal,” the spokesperson said.
A “suspicious” suitcase was identified on board a flight that landed at the Montreal airport, the spokesperson said, adding that standard security protocols were activated “to ensure the safety of the travelling public and the facilities.”
“No further details will be released regarding the situation,” the spokesperson noted.
The Epoch Times contacted Quebec’s provincial police force, Sûreté du Québec, for comment on the investigation. The police force deferred comment back to the airport.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration had posted a notice to its website late in the afternoon saying flights to the Montreal-Trudeau Airport were grounded until at least 5:15 p.m. due to a bomb threat.
However, the notice has since been removed from the agency’s website and the claim has not been confirmed by the airport or Quebec police.
