The Police will be charging a 22-year-old man for his alleged involvement in a case of communicating false information of harmful thing while onboard an aircraft.
On 14 February 2025 at about 7.20pm, the Police were alerted to a social media post containing a threat to blow up an aircraft. Through follow-up investigations, officers from the Airport Police Division established the identity of the man within an hour of the post and confirmed that he was onboard a flight bound for Abu Dhabi. The aircraft, which was already taxi-ing on the runway and about to take off, was recalled to Changi Airport Terminal 2, where the man was subsequently arrested. Investigations revealed that he allegedly posted “No one here knows I’m going to blow the plane up” on his social media account, after he had boarded the aircraft. The man was found to have no means to carry out his threat, as no threat items were discovered in his possession.
The man will be charged in court on 5 June 2025 with the offence of communicating false information of harmful thing under Section 268A of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to seven years, a fine of up to $50,000, or both.
The Police treat all security threats seriously and will not hesitate to take action against anyone who causes public alarm with false threats. Commander of Airport Police Division, Assistant Commissioner of Police M. Malathi said, "The safety and security of passengers and airport staff, are our top priority. Beyond fear and inconvenience caused, the making of false threats, especially relating to airport and airline operations, involves significant public resources that have to be deployed to deal with the incident. All security threats will be thoroughly investigated and those responsible will be tracked down and prosecuted.”
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
04 June 2025 @ 5:30 PM