Businessman charged over bomb hoax on Firefly flight


PETALING JAYA: A businessman was charged at a magistrate’s court here for criminal intimidation when he called in a fake bomb threat on board a plane.

Wong Choon Loong, 41, who is also a director for several companies pleaded not guilty to having allegedly called Firefly Airline's customer hotline to instill panic and fear by claiming that there was an explosive on board Flight 3251 from Subang to Singapore.

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