Bomb threat received by passenger delays Thai flight

A bomb scare delayed a Thai Airways International flight to Dubai for three hours, affecting 270 passengers, the flag carrier said Wednesday.
Flight TG 521 bound for Dubai via the south Indian city of Chennai was to leave Bangkok early Wednesday. It was delayed after a female passenger, an Indian national, claimed to the airline that she had received a bomb threat on her mobile phone.
Thai Airways and security staff searched the aircraft, passengers' luggage and cargo for three hours, finding nothing, but decided to fly another aircraft as a security precaution, the company said.
After hours of delay, the plane left Bangkok late Wednesday, it said.
The passenger who informed the police about the bomb threat is under police investigation.
20/12/06 Agencies, Bangkokpost.com

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