SINGAPORE: A Scoot flight headed for Perth was forced to turn around by an Australian man who made a bomb threat that night, according to the police. He will be charged in court on Saturday( Oct 14 ).
On board Scoot trip TR16, an alleged weapon risk was reported to the authorities at around 4.55 p.m. on October 12.
The man & nbsp allegedly repeatedly told cabin crew members that he had a bomb during the flight. The plane had now left Singapore at this point, and the risk forced it to move around.
Under the escort of fighter jets from the Republic of Singapore Air Force( RSAF ), the aircraft touched down at Changi Airport andnbsp at around 6.26 p.m.
The nine team users and 362 people disembarked in Singapore at around 9.19 p.m. due to extra security measures put in place to ensure the safety of everyone on board aircraft TR16, according to the police.
After that, the aircraft took off for Perth from Singapore at 11.41 p.m.
The bomb danger was found to be false, and the officers arrested the suspect, a 30-year-old American man. On Saturday, he may be accused of making untrue threats of terrorist functions. & nbsp,
If found guilty, he could receive a fine of up to S 500 000( US$ 364, 830 ) or both if convicted.
According to the Tokyo Convention Act of 1971, the perpetrator may be held accountable for the crime under Singaporean law if it occurs on a Singapore-controlled aircraft flying outside of the nation.