Bomb scare causes delay in BIA flights
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00:00 Prank or for real, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines will not take any chances
00:05 and do the safe and sure option of full unloading and then full interior scanning of the airplane
00:10 in the event of a bomb threat.
00:13 Exactly what it did when it held a flight in extended delay to check for any bomb or
00:18 IED inside a Cebu Pacific plane bound for Bicol early this morning when a piece of paper
00:24 with the word "bomb" scribbled on it was found near the airplane's lavatory.
00:29 All 130 passengers were ordered to disembark.
00:32 K-9 bomb-sniffing K-9s called to scour every nook and cranny inside while the police and
00:37 bomb disposal units checked the luggage thoroughly.
00:41 As a result, 12 more flights had to be deferred, backing up ETAs and ETDs at the Bicol International
00:47 Airport which had to close in the interim for inspection.
00:51 Normal airport operations resumed at 1.30 this afternoon.
00:55 (static)