A businessman was hauled to court today over a hoax bomb threat which led to panic onboard a Singapore-bound Firefly flight

Businessman charged over bomb threat on Firefly flight

NEW STRAITS TIMES

PETALING JAYA: A businessman was hauled to court today over a hoax bomb threat which led to panic onboard a Singapore-bound Firefly flight two weeks ago.

Wong Choon Loong, 41, dressed in a black hooded sweater, pleaded not guilty to the offence before Magistrate Atiqah Abdul Karim@Husaini.

The father of two was charged with threatening a Firefly staff via a phone call from the Subang Airport, saying that there was a bomb onboard the Firefly 3251 flight.

He was accused of committing the offence at the Firefly Airlines customer service office in Citta Mall, Jalan PJU 1A/48 here at 7.30pm on May 17.

In pleading for a low bail, Wong who is a director of several companies, said he needed to take care of his businesses.

The magistrate granted him RM8,000 bail with one surety and fixed June 28 for mention.

Deputy public prosecutor Siti Fatimah Yahya prosecuted while the accused was represented by counsel L.H Yap.

It was reported that a Firefly flight from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur had to make an emergency landing at the Subang Airport following a bomb threat.

All 30 passengers on board the ATR 72-600 were evacuated.

The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.