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Apr 6, 2010
Man held over plane threat
<!-- by line --> <!-- end by line --> SINGAPORE police are questioning a Qantas passenger after he threatened to bring down a plane with the 'power of his mind', the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Tuesday. The man, believed by other passengers to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, was detained on Monday evening after arriving on a flight from Sydney. An ABC reporter, who was also on Flight QF31, said the man also had religious delusions.
The man was restrained in his chair after he threatened to use mind power to bring down the Boeing 747, five hours into the 7 1/2-hour flight.
A Qantas spokesman said the man behaved in a 'threatening and disruptive manner'. He was removed from the plane when it landed at Changi Airport just before midnight, the ABC reported. A police spokesman said the man was being held for investigation. The incident occurred on the same day as another Qantas plane was grounded in Melbourne, after a cockpit window cracked during a flight from Los Angeles.
Meanwhile a Qantas Boeing 747 from Bangkok to London returned to the Thai capital after a surge in one of its engines. Some 335 passengers were due to leave on a replacement plane at 1150 GMT (7.50pm Singapore time). A similar problem forced a Qantas flight to be aborted last Tuesday, and a day later an Airbus A380 operated by the carrier damaged tyres on landing in Sydney, showering sparks and flames. A faulty wing flap and an engine wiring problem have also delayed flights in recent days, but the spokesman said there was no safety problem at the Australian flag-carrier, AFP reported.
Apr 6, 2010
Man held over plane threat
<!-- by line --> <!-- end by line --> SINGAPORE police are questioning a Qantas passenger after he threatened to bring down a plane with the 'power of his mind', the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Tuesday. The man, believed by other passengers to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, was detained on Monday evening after arriving on a flight from Sydney. An ABC reporter, who was also on Flight QF31, said the man also had religious delusions.
The man was restrained in his chair after he threatened to use mind power to bring down the Boeing 747, five hours into the 7 1/2-hour flight.
A Qantas spokesman said the man behaved in a 'threatening and disruptive manner'. He was removed from the plane when it landed at Changi Airport just before midnight, the ABC reported. A police spokesman said the man was being held for investigation. The incident occurred on the same day as another Qantas plane was grounded in Melbourne, after a cockpit window cracked during a flight from Los Angeles.
Meanwhile a Qantas Boeing 747 from Bangkok to London returned to the Thai capital after a surge in one of its engines. Some 335 passengers were due to leave on a replacement plane at 1150 GMT (7.50pm Singapore time). A similar problem forced a Qantas flight to be aborted last Tuesday, and a day later an Airbus A380 operated by the carrier damaged tyres on landing in Sydney, showering sparks and flames. A faulty wing flap and an engine wiring problem have also delayed flights in recent days, but the spokesman said there was no safety problem at the Australian flag-carrier, AFP reported.
