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Prank call delays Japan-bound PR412

MANILA, Philippines: A Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight bound for Kansai, Japan was delayed for five hours following a report of a bomb inside the plane.

The 200 passengers on board PR412 were immediately ordered to disembark as the aviation security unit of the Philippine National Police made a paneling inspection of the plane.

BOMB CHECK PNP Aviation Security on heightened alert after airport authorities receive a call asking if there was a bomb inside the Japan-bound Philippine Airlines flight PR412 on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Passengers' luggage had to undergo rigid inspection PHOTOS COURTESY OF PNP AVIATION