Scot arrested over airport bomb hoax
A man caused a terror alert at Glasgow airport last night after claiming he had a bomb in his luggage.
The 22-year-old Scot, yet to be named, allegedly made the comment shortly before he was due to board a chartered flight to Geneva, Switzerland.
It is understood he was among of party of skiers travelling on the British Airways aircraft.
But police were called and the man was arrested and taken into custody.
The BA 1930C flight, which was scheduled to depart at 14:05 GMT, was delayed by about 50 minutes as the man’s luggage was removed.
A spokeswoman for British Airways said: ‘A male passenger who was due to travel on BA flight 1930C from Glasgow to Geneva was arrested by the police for allegedly making a comment about carrying a bomb.
‘We strongly advise passengers not to make any remarks which could be misinterpreted.
‘The authorities quite rightly take them very seriously.’
The man will appear at Paisley sheriff court on Monday.
Last month, Samantha Marson, a student from Shropshire, was arrested in Miami after joking she had a bomb in her rucksack.
