Eighteen Singaporeans and 10 cabin crew have returned safely back to Singapore from Hangzhou, China, on a Scoot relief flight on Jan 27. On Oct 12, the police were alerted at about 4.55pm to an alleged bomb threat on board Scoot flight TR16.
"As a result of the additional security measures implemented to ensure the safety of all persons on board flight TR16, there was a delay of more than five hours before the nine crew members and 362 passengers disembarked in Singapore at around 9.19pm," the police said.The police arrested the suspect, a 30-year-old Australian man, with the bomb threat found as false. He will be charged on Saturday with making false threats of terrorist acts.
If found guilty, he may face a fine not exceeding S$50,000, a jail term of up to seven years, or both.