Grounded SilkAir MI 541 arrives in
Singapore
SINGAPORE: A SilkAir flight that was grounded in the
Philippines because of a bomb threat has arrived in Singapore.
Flight MI 541 was due to depart from Cebu airport at 1.30pm on
Tuesday for Singapore, but airport authorities received news of the
suspected bomb minutes before take—off.
SilkAir said all 127 passengers and seven crew members were
evacuated and left the plane in a calm and orderly manner.
They were held in one of the boarding gatehold rooms at Cebu
airport while police carried out extensive security checks.
The airline said the plane departed with all passengers on board
at 6.30pm, and it landed in Singapore at 9.37pm.
— CNA/yt
