Man to be charged with making a bomb hoax, causing aircraft at Changi Airport to be recalled

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Man to be charged with making a bomb hoax, causing aircraft at Changi Airport to be recalled​

The aircraft, which was already taxi-ing on the runway and about to take off, was recalled to Changi Airport Terminal 2. (Photo: Changi Airport Group)


04 Jun 2025 05:40PM (Updated: 04 Jun 2025 06:49PM)



SINGAPORE: A 22-year-old man will be charged on Thursday (Jun 5) over a bomb hoax he allegedly made while on a flight that was preparing to leave Changi Airport.

The police were alerted on Feb 14 at about 7.20pm to a social media post containing a threat to blow up an aircraft.

Through follow-up investigations, officers from the Airport Police Division established the identity of the man within an hour of the post and confirmed that he was on a flight bound for Abu Dhabi, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in a news release on Wednesday.

“The aircraft, which was already taxiing on the runway and about to take off, was recalled to Changi Airport Terminal 2, where the man was subsequently arrested,” they added.

Investigations revealed that he allegedly posted “no one here knows I’m going to blow the plane up” on his social media account, after he had boarded the aircraft.

"The man was found to have no means to carry out his threat, as no threat items were discovered in his possession," said the police.

The man will be charged with the offence of communicating false information of a harmful thing under Section 268A of the Penal Code.

The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to seven years, a fine of up to S$50,000, or both.

CNA has asked the police for the man's nationality.

The police said they treat all security threats seriously and will not hesitate to take action against anyone who causes public alarm with false threats.

"The safety and security of passengers and airport staff, are our top priority," said Commander of Airport Police Division, Assistant Commissioner of Police M Malathi.

"Beyond fear and inconvenience caused, the making of false threats, especially relating to airport and airline operations, involves significant public resources that have to be deployed to deal with the incident.

"All security threats will be thoroughly investigated and those responsible will be tracked down and prosecuted."

Source: CNA/fh/zl(mi)

 

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CNA has asked the police for the man's nationality.

SPF doesn't want to reveal nationality and race ...why like that?