Thai Lion Air flight grounded after man flirts with stewardess about bomb in luggage

The captain of a Thai Lion Air flight scheduled to leave Don Mueang airport for Hat Yai on Sunday afternoon grounded the plane after a passenger reportedly joked about a bomb hidden in a case.

Pol Col Surachet Bandit, chief of Don Muang Police Station, said the incident occurred at 2.30pm at Gate 44 when an air hostess was helping passengers to place their luggage in the overhead lockers. A man in his 20s told the flight attendant to be careful as there might be a bomb hidden in a case.

The flight attendant reported the incident to the captain who cancelled the flight and ordered all passengers to leave the aircraft immediately.

Pol Lt Tossaporn Dudong, a duty officer at a Don Muang police substation, later identified the man as Pichit Boondaeng, 23.

He said Mr Pichit only intended to tease a female crew member about a bomb and authorities had not found any explosive device in any of the cases.

Mr Pichit has been charged with reporting false information causing alarm within an aircraft. The charge carries a maximum of ....

False bomb warning grounds flight | Bangkok Post: news

He should have said "just kidding"

^ Phut Len!

Lion Air to Sue ‘Bomb’ Jokester Who Grounded Flight

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BANGKOK — A flippant comment about bringing a bomb onto a Thai Lion Air flight could mean jail time and a lawsuit for the man whose bid for attention from a flight attendant grounded a flight on Sunday.

Passenger Pichit Boondaeng, 23, faces up to five years in jail and a 200,000 baht fine for a criminal charge of instigating panic, after his jokes about a bomb in his bag caused the pilot of the Hat Yai-bound flight from Don Mueang to clear passengers from the plane.

Police Col. Surachet Bundit of Don Muang police said Pichit confessed to “teasing” the flight attendant as the flight was boarding by repeatedly telling her to be careful with his bag because there was a bomb hidden inside. The flight attendant reported his comments to the pilot who immediately ordered all passengers off the plane and the flight canceled..

President of Airports of Thailand Public Co. Ltd., Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, said Thai Lion Air is prepared to sue Pichit for a million baht in damages caused by canceling the flight.

Pilot Thammarot Chansawang, 33, has also said he would file a lawsuit against Pichit.

Thai Lion Air later provided a new flight for passengers Sunday evening, but five travelers had canceled their travel.

Pichit has been released on a 75,000-baht bond for the criminal complaint and faces the civil suits expected in the next six months.

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Passengers' luggages sit on the ground Sunday after a passenger's bomb joke cause the flight to be canceled at Don Mueang Airport.

Lion Air to Sue ?Bomb? Jokester Who Grounded Flight

He should suffer in jail

After all the security issues us flyers must deal with and all the constant information provided about not making flippant comments about bombs and shit I feel retards like this and others who disrupt flights should be automatically banged up and remain banged up until they pay every penny or Baht back to the Airlines and until compensation be forwarded to Passengers for their inconvenience.

Fuk these Retards. :banhim11:

He was only joking, it was really in his shoe :rolleyes: