Scenic98 Clutched July 28, 2009 Share July 28, 2009 SINGAPORE: Over 130 passengers and crew from a SilkAir flight have been evacuated following a bomb threat. MI 541 was due to depart from the Philippines' Cebu airport at 1.30pm on Tuesday for Singapore. But airport authorities received news of the suspected bomb minutes before take-off. A hotline caller to Channel NewsAsia described seeing police surrounding the plane. In a statement to Channel NewsAsia, SilkAir said all 127 passengers and seven crew members left the plane "in a calm and orderly manner", and are now in one of the boarding gatehold rooms at Cebu airport. "We treat every incident seriously and will take all necessary measures to ensure that the safety and security of our passengers are not compromised," said a SilkAir spokesman. The passengers have been served meals and refreshments and SilkAir said they are also being updated on the situation as and when there are new developments. All baggage and cargo have also been offloaded and are in the process of another round of security checks. The plane has been moved to an isolation bay at the airport for police inspections. The matter is currently being investigated. Actual news here ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeshe Turbocharged July 28, 2009 Share July 28, 2009 SINGAPORE: Over 130 passengers and crew from a SilkAir flight have been evacuated following a bomb threat. MI 541 was due to depart from the Philippines' Cebu airport at 1.30pm on Tuesday for Singapore. But airport authorities received news of the suspected bomb minutes before take-off. A hotline caller to Channel NewsAsia described seeing police surrounding the plane. In a statement to Channel NewsAsia, SilkAir said all 127 passengers and seven crew members left the plane "in a calm and orderly manner", and are now in one of the boarding gatehold rooms at Cebu airport. "We treat every incident seriously and will take all necessary measures to ensure that the safety and security of our passengers are not compromised," said a SilkAir spokesman. The passengers have been served meals and refreshments and SilkAir said they are also being updated on the situation as and when there are new developments. All baggage and cargo have also been offloaded and are in the process of another round of security checks. The plane has been moved to an isolation bay at the airport for police inspections. The matter is currently being investigated. Actual news here wah... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear July 28, 2009 Share July 28, 2009 sucks...... let's hope it's a prank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scenic98 Clutched July 28, 2009 Author Share July 28, 2009 just booked the same flight for my maid for end of the year.....hope everything cools down by then. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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