WestJet Flight 2154 from Vancouver to Puerto Vallarta arrived safely Saturday afternoon after Flightradar24.com reported an unusual transmission code was sent indicating the airplane had been hijacked.
Shortly after 6:30 PM EST, when Flightradar24.com received the code, a surge of panic swept across Twitter and other social networks reporting Flight 2154 had been hijacked.
WestJet, based in Calgary, said in a Twitter post that “contrary to Internet rumor, air traffic control has confirmed #WS2154 is ‘squawking’ standard transponder code, not 7500.” The 7500 code indicates a hijacking. Flight 2154 originated in Vancouver.
“Captain confirms by phone that . . .
