Thread: Bomb threat passenger arrested at Bangkok airport

A Polish female passenger was arrested today at Suvarnabhumi International Airport after she allegedly made a bomb threat during a Thai VietJet flight from Da Nang, Vietnam, bound for Bangkok.


The VZ961 flight carried 121 passengers, including one infant and six crew members.


Kittipong Kittikachorn, general manager of Suvarnabhumi Airport, reported that the airport’s security centre was alerted at 2:18pm about the threat made on-board the aircraft.


Security, fire, rescue medical teams met the aircraft, which had been directed to an isolated parking position on the east side of the airport. Passengers and crew were promptly evacuated and taken to the airport's fire and rescue station.


Security officers conducted thorough searches of passengers and their hand luggage, while an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team inspected all checked baggage and the aircraft. No suspicious objects or explosives were found. The emergency response plan was lifted at 4:31pm.


Thai VietJet then escorted all passengers and crew through normal arrival procedures. The incident did not affect the airport's overall operations.


According to Thailand’s law on offenses committed against air navigation, anyone who knowingly communicates false information causing panic on an aircraft in flight is liable to imprisonment for up to five years and/or a fine of up to 200,000 baht on conviction.


If such actions endanger the safety of an aircraft in flight, the offender faces imprisonment from five to fifteen years and/or a fine of 200,000 to 600,000 baht on conviction.

Bomb threat passenger arrested at Bangkok airport

Passenger Causes Bomb Scare on Thai VietJet Flight; Airline Opts Against Charges

On September 26th, 2024, Thai VietJet Air issued a statement addressing a bomb threat made on flight VZ961, which was carrying 121 passengers from Da Nang, Vietnam, to Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok.


The incident began when a foreign passenger alerted the flight crew, claiming there was an explosive device onboard. The crew immediately followed safety protocols and notified security authorities at the destination airport.


After the flight safely landed, the plane was directed to a secure area designated by the airport, where passengers and their luggage underwent thorough inspections.

Following the investigation, authorities confirmed that no explosives were found. The passenger who made the claim did not intend to carry out an attack and had simply used prohibited language during the flight.

Thai VietJet Air opted not to pursue legal action against the passenger, who was scheduled to leave the country and return to Poland.


Thai VietJet Air emphasized that despite the incident, all other flights continue to operate as scheduled, with the airline maintaining its highest safety standards for both passengers and staff.

Passenger Causes Bomb Scare on Thai VietJet Flight; Airline Opts Against Charges - The Pattaya News

Thai VietJet Air opted not to pursue legal action against the passenger, who was scheduled to leave the country and return to Poland.

how strange.

Yeah, might have been different with, say, a Muslim male.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

how strange.

That's sending the wrong message imo, they should have fined her at least. Its also staggering that the Thais passed over the opportunity to top up the tea club funds

Originally Posted by taxexile

seeing that the likelyhood of a muslim man carrying out a terrorist act is far higher than that of a polish man, one would expect the authorities to act .

You’re wrong. A white, Christian American is mostly likely to commit a terror act

Originally Posted by DrWilly

You’re wrong. A white, Christian American is mostly likely to commit a terror act

You are right. Doing Allah's bidding as communicated to the Faithfull by the pedo can never be considered an act of terror.