Fighter jets scrambled after passenger lies about bomb on plane — Police
A Singapore Airlines passenger was arrested on Wednesday after assaulting a cabin-crew member and falsely claiming there was a bomb on board a plane.
As in the Singaporean case, a Spanish fighter jet—an F18 fighter—had to fly closely beside the commercial plane to escort it to safety. After checks were run on board using bomb-disposal experts and sniffer dogs,In this case, the plane had left San Francisco at 10:05 p.m. PDT, or 1:05 p.m. Singapore time, for its 16-hour flight, and the incident was reported some 12 hours after takeoff.
The plane landed safely in Changi Airport at 5:51 a.m. Singapore time after being reportedly escorted by two Republic of Singapore Air Force fighter jets. Singapore's public state broadcaster Channel News Asia wrote that the plane arrived at its destination with no delays.
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