A British teenager has been arrested for making a “false bomb menace” onboard an easyJet flight heading from Gatwick to Menorca.
Following the hoax bomb menace a Spanish fighter jet was scrambled and photographs exhibits the second the pilot was tipping the wings ordering the easyJet pilot to “comply with me.”
When the easyJet aircraft landed it was towed to a particular space and native police arrested an 18-year outdated British vacationer who’s going through a effective of greater than £50,000 for the hoax name.
A spokesperson for the Spanish Civil Guard mentioned, “The Civil Guard has arrested an 18-year-old British nationwide because the alleged creator of a criminal offense of public dysfunction in Mahon in Menorca.”
An @easyJet aircraft flying to the island of Menorca was intercepted immediately by F-18 Hornet fighter jets @EjercitoAire 🇪🇸 Apparently it was only a false alarm
pic.twitter.com/Zu8idmo1um— Menno Swart (@MennoSwart) July 3, 2022
The British suspect was “recognized on social media together with 5 different companions as witnesses.”
The spokesperson added, “They had been taken to a police station so officers may make clear the scenario.”
Aviation professional Julian Bray warned that the associated fee to scramble the Spanish fighter jet may price “something over £50,000” if no more.
The aviation professional advised The Solar, “Plus, EasyJet may take civil motion, so it could possibly be very hefty.
“They may search for reparations for the price of investigating the aircraft, the time spend on the bottom, checking all baggage, scrambling a brand new crew and pilot and subsequent delayed flights.”
