Another WestJet flight gets threat

For the fourth time in less than a week, a Canadian passenger jet has had to make an emergency landing because of a threat made against it.

WestJet once again took to Twitter on Tuesday night to say one of its planes had received a bomb threat.

“We’ve landed safely in Saskatoon,” tweeted passenger Jordan Stone of Vancouver, who posted pictures of passengers walking down a long stretch of runway away from the plane.

“Authorities are well prepared. Everyone calm.”

Flight WS323 was travelling from Toronto to Saskatoon, and while it managed to land at its destination safely, the 113 passengers and five crew members were forced to disembark on the tarmac.

On Monday night, a WestJet flight en route from Edmonton to Toronto was forced to divert to Winnipeg because of an unspecified threat. Passengers had to jump down evacuation slides and six people sustained minor injuries.

On Saturday morning, a WestJet flight heading to Halifax from Edmonton landed in Saskatoon after police said a call had been made claiming an explosive device was on board.

And last Thursday, St. John’s International Airport was temporarily closed after a note, found in the washroom of an Air Canada flight, was considered by authorities as a potential bomb threat.

In the last three cases, searches of the aircraft unearthed nothing suspicious. So far, police have not made any arrests in any of the cases.

WestJet officials have said little about the string of incidents, including whether there are frustrations or fears about any potential impact on business or customers.