Breaking: West Jet WA2154 is squawking 7500 - possible Hijack situation (Update: False Alert)...

From Twitter:

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#BREAKING: @WestJet #WA2154 has just squawked 7500 -- a hijacking. Scheduled Vancouver to Puerto Vallarta.

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BREAKING: Reports that an airliner has been ''possible'' hijacked over #Mexico. #WA2154.

Breaking: West Jet WA2154 is squawking 7500 - possible Hijack situation...

Hey ATS,

This might be interesting, West Jet WA2154 is squawking code 7500 for possible hijacking. There isn't much about it for now, will update as information comes in. The plane is a Boeing 737 flying from Mexico to Puerto Vallarta.

Track it on FlightRadar:
www.flightradar24.com...



So yeah... 2015 is starting in a very brutal way. Hopefully everyone lands safely.

Update 6:46PM: The planes transponder has now indicated "7500" a total of 3 times. The last being 90 secs ago. 7500 means (HIJACK)

Update 6:50PM: Airplane now disappeared from radar. Switched off transponder? #WA2154

Update 6:55PM: Apparently plane has landed... Waiting for more information

Update 7:00PM: Awkward. @Mosheh: Pentagon official tells @CBSDavidMartin that it appears the West Jet pilot #WA2154 accidentally triggered the hijack alarm

Hope this all ends well.


New this was a sh#ty year, new it.

It's being reported there are three people in the cockpit.

a reply to: Zaphod58

So this is real then?

originally posted by: Zaphod58
It's being reported there are three people in the cockpit.

Do you know if it landed yet? Who's reporting three people in the cockpit?

Update: apparently it did land, maybe its a technical glitch?

a reply to: kuhl

Looking that way.

The latest report shows the plane has landed.

Nothing on Fox, RT, Reuters or Xinhua as of yet...

it isnt on flight radar. Did it land?

Multiple reports on Twitter saying this...

Reports now are that #WS2154 has landed. More details soon.

From Twitter

Michael Stuart ‏@MichaelIStuart · 5m5 minutes ago
FlightAware saying that #WS2154/#WA2154 has landed and is taxiing in PVR. pic.twitter.com/QsONleSIXJ

a reply to: MrMaybeNot

It was on one of the aviation Twitter feeds.

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@PzFeed
FINAL UPDATE: WestJet reports that flight #WS2154 was not squawking 7500. Possible error with flight tracking websites.

originally posted by: opethPA
Breaking News Feed
@PzFeed
FINAL UPDATE: WestJet reports that flight #WS2154 was not squawking 7500. Possible error with flight tracking websites.

Twitter update:

Awkward. @Mosheh: Pentagon official tells @CBSDavidMartin that it appears the West Jet pilot #WA2154 accidentally triggered the hijack alarm

That seems to settle it then, thanks.

Can anyone tell me why there are so many planes in the air with no call sign? (on Flightradar24.com)

a reply to: aboutface

Because they don't have ADS-b transponders.

Crap! I'm in Winnipeg waiting to board west jet now back to vancouver. Flight is delayed!

Something is rotten in Denmark here.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: MrMaybeNot

It was on one of the aviation Twitter feeds.

What's the process of squawking a code? Just an emergency button or do they have to actually type 7-5-0-0?

originally posted by: Zaphod58
Something is rotten in Denmark here.

What makes you think that Zaph?