Istanbul says the suspect turned himself in ; a Ukrainian governor says otherwise . Eventually , the airliner landed safely at Istanbul 's Sabiha Gokcen airport , where video shot soon thereafter showed police and security officials converging on it . `` We were trying to persuade him and he was n't persuaded , '' governor says . Air Force Control Center says there 's a bomb in the plane 's baggage hold , says it should fly to Istanbul . F-16 jets escort the plane to Ukraine , where it lands safely ; authorities detain the suspect .
Istanbul says the suspect turned himself in ; a Ukrainian governor says otherwise . `` We were trying to persuade him and he was n't persuaded , '' governor says . Air Force Control Center says there 's a bomb in the plane 's baggage hold , says it should fly to Istanbul . F-16 jets escort the plane to Ukraine , where it lands safely ; authorities detain the suspect .