A Cebu Pacific flight bound for Manila from Bacolod experienced a 2-hour delay on Monday evening, July 3, due to the bomb threat sent to a passenger, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said.
In a statement, CAAP said the Cebu Pacific passenger of flight 5J472 received the threat through AirDrop while inside the aircraft at 11:39 PM.
The threat has an image showing a bomb with a timer on it and a text that says &ldquo;The plane is going boom!&rdquo;.
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Flight 5J472 ng Cebu Pacific na biyaheng Bacolod patungo ng Maynila na may sakay na 193 pasahero, 2 oras na-delay dahil sa &lsquo;bomb threat&rsquo; &ndash;CAAP | <a href="https://twitter.com/dzrhnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dzrhnews</a> 📸: CAAP <a href="https://t.co/6XWLwgtV8t">pic.twitter.com/6XWLwgtV8t</a>
&mdash; Christian Ma&ntilde;o (@xtian_mano) <a href="https://twitter.com/xtian_mano/status/1675797024997003265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2023</a></blockquote>
&ldquo;The whole security procedure caused the flight to be delayed for two hours,&rdquo; the civil aviation agency said.
All 193 passengers were mandated to undergo an x-ray final security check.&nbsp;
The flight was able to take off at 2:18 AM.
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CAAP: The whole security procedure caused the flight to be delayed for two hours. The flight was able to successfully take off at 02:18AM on July 3, 2023 with 193 passengers on board | <a href="https://twitter.com/dzrhnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dzrhnews</a> <a href="https://t.co/K5Shi0s21K">pic.twitter.com/K5Shi0s21K</a>
&mdash; Christian Ma&ntilde;o (@xtian_mano) <a href="https://twitter.com/xtian_mano/status/1675797627982725127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2023</a></blockquote>
CAAP said that the identity of the perpetuator behind the bomb threat has yet been unidentified.
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The Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group (PNP AVSEGROUP) has launched an investigation into the incident.&nbsp;

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Cebu Pacific flight got 2-hour delayed due to bomb threat — CAAP