KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — Malaysian budget airlines AirAsia has confirmed that a bomb threat was made against one of its planes flying from Bangkok to Phuket on Tuesday.
“We confirm there was a bomb threat against AirAsia Flight FD3003 on 26th August as reported and we have fully-co-operated with the Airport Authority of Thailand who handled the case,” AirAsia said in a statement to The Star Online published today.
The news of the bomb threat was first reported in Thai daily, The Nation.
According to The Nation reports quoting deputy director of Phuket International Airport Kanputt Mungklasisi, the AirAsia Flight FD3003 arrived safely at the Phuket International Airport at 12.15pm on Tuesday, with the airport confirming that it received a phone call of a bomb threat aboard the flight after the plane’s departure from Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok.
AoT proceeded to enact its emergency procedures following the plane’s arrival, but an inspection by an Explosives Ordinance Division unit and other officers failed to turn up any suspicious objects as detailed in the threat, Kanputt was quoted saying.
“Initial checks have led authorities to believe the bomb threat was intended to stir confusion and harass travellers.
“The AoT has launched a full investigation into the matter,” Kanputt was quoted saying in The Nation.
