Hoax phone calls hit mainland flights

Several flights from Chongqing and Guangzhou were forced to land or delayed on Friday after telephone threats were received, airport authorities said.

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was told by police there was a bomb on board a flight that left the city for Shanghai at about 5:30 pm.

The airport authority invoked an emergency plan to force the Spring Airlines flight to land in Fuzhou, Fujian province.