SINGAPORE: On Thursday, October 12, a Scoot flight bound for Perth was forced to turn around and return to Singapore due to an explosive hazard.
The 30-year-old Australian man was detained for legal coercion, according to the police, who added that further inquiries are ongoing.
After the flight took off at 4:11 p.m., the police said in a speech that they were made aware of the bomb threat on aircraft TR16.
” The aircraft made a U-turn again to Singapore after leaving Singapore.” At around 6.26 p.m., the plane made a safe landing at Changi Airport, according to the police, who also added that fighter jets from the Republic of Singapore Air Force ( RSAF ) escorted the aircraft back.
The man was detained after security checks were finished by the authorities.
” The police will act swiftly against those who purposefully raise public concern because they take safety hazards seriously.”
Scoot responded to CNA’s questions by stating that the bomb threat led to a” cautious selection” to change the plane up to Singapore.
” Scoot is helping the police with their inquiries ,” the statement reads. We regret not being able to provide more information because this is a safety issue, the airport said. & nbsp,
” Scoot honestly regrets the pain and disruption it caused. Our best goal is the health of our staff and customers, and we will keep helping our customers.
In response to the” suspected bomb threat ,” the RSAF claimed in a Facebook post that it had activated two of its F-15SG fighter jets.
U-TURN
Flight TR16 made a U-turn over Indonesia’s Bangka Island and then headed back towards Singapore about 30 minutes into the flight, according to data from & nbsp, flight tracker Flightradar24. & nbsp,
It then flew in spirals for around 50 days before entering a keeping pattern over the South China Sea south of Malaysia.
After that, the aircraft flew over Batam before touching down on Thursday night at Changi Airport. The aircraft appeared to be fixed near Runway 3’s southern terminus as of 6.50 p.m. and had not made it back to a terminal.
While this was going on, a number of flights to Singapore— including the SQ331 from Paris, the UA29 from San Francisco, and the IndiGo 6E1013 from New Delhi — were placed in holding patterns over the Riau Islands.
These planes started taking off not long after TR16 touched down.
For more details, CNA has gotten in touch with Scoot and Changi Airport Group.