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Why was bomb-threat Singapore Airlines flight allowed to fly to destination?

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Updated: 1:00pm, 30 Mar, 2019

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Singapore Airlines’ first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner prepares to land at Changi Airport on March 28, 2018. After Flight SQ423 left Mumbai on March 25, 2019, the airline received a call claiming that there was a bomb on board. Photo: Reuters

I’m very concerned about why Singapore Airlines flight SQ423 from Mumbai, upon being informed of a bomb threat, didn’t land at the first available airport instead of carrying on to Singapore (“Singapore Airlines flight escorted by fighter jets after bomb hoax”, March 26). Some news reports said the call was received shortly after take-off. Surely landing at any of the airports en route was a safer option?

If they thought the threat was probably a hoax and therefore of low risk, then why have Singapore air force fighter jets escort the plane? These decisions don’t seem to make any sense based on what information is available.

As a Singaporean, I am naturally anxious to know why my national flag carrier made these seemingly inexplicable decisions.

Anuradha Singh, Mid-Levels