PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) flight PR2959 bound for Cotabato was delayed for several hours after a male passenger made a bomb joke, airport authorities said on Thursday.

Initial reports said that flight PR2959 was supposed to depart at 7:30 a.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) but immediately returned to the terminal because of a breakdown in the plane’s airconditioning system.

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