Two Paris-bound Air France flights diverted after reported bomb threat

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Halifax said on its Twitter feed that it was responding to a bomb threat against the Air France plane that had landed there. Passengers from Flight 65 are said to be back in France, while passengers from Flight 55 were expected to leave Halifax at 3:45 a.m. today, after being originally scheduled to leave at 7 p.m. last night. Authorities in both the USA and Canada were preparing to search the planes with dogs, officials said. Passengers on flight 65 were told only that they would have to land early because of an "unsafe flying condition".

According to data on flight tracking website flightradar24.com, flights operated by both Air France and other airlines appear to be taking off and landing normally at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. The sources couldn't confirm whether both calls came from the same person or not.

Air France said passengers were re-boarded onto the flight that originated in Los Angeles, but travelers who were on board the Washington, D.C., flight were forced to stay in Halifax overnight because of scheduling restrictions on its crew.

In another similar situation, an Air France flight bound for Paris from Los Angeles was diverted to Salt Lake City.

"In order to ensure the safety of the passengers, crew, and public, law enforcement officers will be working throughout the evening to further determine the credibility and the genesis of the threats", the FBI's statement added.

No explosives were found on the aircrafts and the flights are scheduled to continue to Paris. He called the flight's diversion a "security issue" and said passengers were directed to the area of Terminal 1 after landing.

The aircraft itself is typically treated with caution, according to Morris.

The incidents came as the Paris terrorist attacks on Friday night, which killed 129 people and wounded 400, put European countries on high alert.

"I think it was really handled very well", said passenger Ken Silvers.

Keith Rosso, a passenger in one of the flights told AP: "everything was smooth, everything was great, everything was going swell" for the first two hours of the flight, then things changed.