A SINGAPORE Airlines A380 flight was grounded in Mumbai for eight hours with its 328 passengers and 25-strong crew over a bomb scare that appeared to be a hoax.
Singapore Airlines Flight SQ423 eventually departed Mumbai at about 8am on September after security agencies gave the all-clear, reported Singapore's Strait Times.
Confirming the delay, an SIA spokesman said it was due to a 'security concern'.
The Straits Times said the plane was diverted to a remote parking bay, for another round of security screening and checks.
Changi Airport spokesman Ivan Tan said: 'We have been advising meeters and greeters at the airport that SQ423 has been delayed due to a security concern. We will provide updates to them when available.'
Just five months ago, a 41-year-old Singaporean man was arrested for making a false bomb threat on board a Scoot flight from Singapore to Hat Yai, Thailand, which resulted in the plane returning to Changi Airport.
Singapore Airlines Flight SQ423 eventually departed Mumbai at about 8am on September after security agencies gave the all-clear, reported Singapore's Strait Times.
Confirming the delay, an SIA spokesman said it was due to a 'security concern'.
The Straits Times said the plane was diverted to a remote parking bay, for another round of security screening and checks.
Changi Airport spokesman Ivan Tan said: 'We have been advising meeters and greeters at the airport that SQ423 has been delayed due to a security concern. We will provide updates to them when available.'
Just five months ago, a 41-year-old Singaporean man was arrested for making a false bomb threat on board a Scoot flight from Singapore to Hat Yai, Thailand, which resulted in the plane returning to Changi Airport.
