TAM Madrid-Sao Paulo Flight Diverted After Bomb Threat

A flight operated by Brazilian flag carrier TAM Airlines was forced to return to Madrid late Monday after a bomb threat, the company said in a statement.

Flight JJ8065, a Boeing 777, left Madrid's Barajas Airport around 21:21 (9:21 pm) local time and turned back shortly after passing Casablanca in Morocco, about an hour and a half into the flight.

TAM was informed of the bomb threat by Spanish authorities, the airline said via Twitter.

The flight landed safely back in Madrid shortly after midnight, and passengers disembarked safely, TAM said.

The flight had been scheduled to arrive at 05:25 (5:25 am) local time at Sao Paulo's Guarulhos Airport.