SINGAPORE: Two fighter jets from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) were scrambled to escort a Scoot flight from Cebu to Singapore on Sunday (Jun 2) after a bomb scare.
Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen shared in a Facebook post that two F-15SGs fighter jets were sent to escort the inbound flight from Cebu. The bomb scare turned out to be "a false alarm", Dr Ng added.
AdvertisementAdvertisementA spokesperson for Scoot confirmed that there was a security threat on its flight TR385, which took off from Cebu and landed safely at Changi Airport at 4.49pm. He said the security threat was "later identified as a hoax".
"All 144 passengers and six crew disembarked normally, and were subjected to arrival security checks," he added.
"Scoot will co-operate fully with the authorities in their investigations."
AdvertisementAdvertisementDr Ng said: "The SAF (Singapore Armed Forces) takes every threat as real and seriously, until proven otherwise. The RSAF will stay ever vigilant."
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