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Bomb Threat on SIA
By Ed Johnson
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Australian police are investigating
a bomb threat against a Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight to
Melbourne today, the airline and police said.
The carrier’s call center in Mumbai received a telephone
call from someone claiming there was a bomb on board a flight
from Singapore to Melbourne International Airport, airline
spokeswoman Susan Bredow said by telephone.
Crew members on board flight SQ227 were alerted and carried
out safety checks, she said.
“By the time we had become very sure that it was in fact a
hoax, we felt it was necessary to inform the passengers there
had been a threat” about an hour before the aircraft landed at
6 a.m. local time, Bredow said.
The Boeing 747-400 aircraft, carrying 190 passengers and 20
crew members, landed safely, she said.
The Australian Federal Police said it was notified of the
bomb threat at about 2:15 a.m. and was investigating the
incident.
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Australian police are investigating
a bomb threat against a Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight to
Melbourne today, the airline and police said.
The carrier’s call center in Mumbai received a telephone
call from someone claiming there was a bomb on board a flight
from Singapore to Melbourne International Airport, airline
spokeswoman Susan Bredow said by telephone.
Crew members on board flight SQ227 were alerted and carried
out safety checks, she said.
“By the time we had become very sure that it was in fact a
hoax, we felt it was necessary to inform the passengers there
had been a threat” about an hour before the aircraft landed at
6 a.m. local time, Bredow said.
The Boeing 747-400 aircraft, carrying 190 passengers and 20
crew members, landed safely, she said.
The Australian Federal Police said it was notified of the
bomb threat at about 2:15 a.m. and was investigating the
incident.
