Police patrol at Jorge Chavez airport in Callao, Peru, August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Nine planes were forced to make emergency changes to their routes within Chilean, Argentine and Peruvian airspace on Thursday because of bomb threats issued to Chile's civil aviation authority, its director general told journalists.
At least two of the planes were operated by LATAM Airlines and three by Sky, a low-cost Chilean airline, the companies confirmed.
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