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Singapore Airlines Plane With Mid-Air Bomb Hoax Escorted Back To Changi By Air Force Jets

Singapore Airlines Flight Had 263 Passengers

On Tuesday (26 Mar) morning, Singapore Airlines (SQ) flight 423 from Mumbai landed safely in Singapore after a mid-air bomb threat, which luckily turned out to be a hoax.

According to The Straits Times, the airline received a call after the plane’s departure from Mumbai at around 11.35pm, claiming that there was a bomb on board the aircraft.

Following the call, the pilot raised a bomb threat alert on the flight.

The Boeing 777-300ER plane was safely escorted back to Changi Airport by jets from the Singapore Air Force.

Woman and child detained

At the time of writing, all 263 passengers have disembarked the plane apart from a woman and a child, who are currently assisting investigations.

The remaining 261 passengers had to undergo mandatory security checks before they were allowed to leave.

This is a breaking story, we will update this article once more information is made known. 

Featured image from Singapore Airlines

 
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