Victoria Worldwide Airport reopened late Tuesday after business flights had been cancelled for a lot of the day following the invention of a pair of inert hand grenades and different surplus navy gear in a passenger's baggage.
Police are pursuing a cost of mischief in opposition to the airline passenger, who has been launched from police custody whereas the investigation continues.
The airport was closed and all business flights had been cancelled round 1:30 p.m. after baggage scanners noticed what seemed to be a pair of hand grenades inside a bag within the airport X-ray machine, RCMP Cpl. Andy Sanchez stated Wednesday.
One other bag belonging to the identical passenger was found within the departures space. Sanchez stated that bag couldn't be scanned so the choice was made to name within the RCMP bomb disposal unit from the Decrease Mainland.
Travellers had been requested to keep away from the airport for a number of hours whereas the bomb disposal unit was en route.
At round 8 p.m., the airport issued an replace saying the disruption was over and the airport had reopened.
"The decision for service is confirmed to have been an incendiary merchandise and inert surplus navy provides contained in checked baggage," the airport assertion stated.
"We don’t usually see grenades or incendiary gadgets come by [the airport]," Sanchez stated Wednesday. "At this stage police are going to be investigating a cost of mischief."
The RCMP spokesperson stated the traveller will not be identified to police.
Airport operations had been anticipated to return to regular Wednesday, although lingering delays are anticipated because of the quantity of flights that had been cancelled and rerouted Tuesday.
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