Thursday, September 07, 2006
Woman removed from domestic flight after making bomb joke (1:10 p.m.)
MANILA -- A Filipino passenger was removed from a domestic flight after making a joke about a bomb to a flight attendant, but was allowed on a next plane after apologizing, a security official said Thursday.
The woman was seated on a Cebu Pacific plane Wednesday when a flight attendant asked her to store her plastic bag in an overhead bin, said the Manila airport assistant general manager for security, Angel Atutubo.
He said the woman responded saying, "What do you think? I have a bomb in the bag?"
The attendant alerted security personnel and she was removed from the plane, Atutubo said.
"We don't take it as a joke," he said.
Police decided not to press charges and the woman was allowed to take the next flight after signing an apology.
Authorities have posted signs at the airport warning passengers against any bomb jokes.(AP) |
