Explosives left on British Airways plane

Title

Explosives left on British Airways plane

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

31 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:57

Description

Rodney Bennett reports on the discovery of explosives on a British Airways flight. Lord King, BA’s chairman, talks about the investigation into how this happened. Denis Phipps, former head of security at BA, believes something went seriously wrong. Lord Brabazon, Air Minister, talks about his concern over the incident and contacting Lord King about him personally taking charge of the inquiry.

Contributors

Rodney Bennett; John King; Ivon Moore-Brabazon; Denis Phipps

Keywords

Airports; Heathrow Airport; Terrorism; Police; UK; British Airways; Policing practice; Aeroplanes; Air safety; International security; Dogs; Explosives; Surrey Police

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