Six months’ jail for man who made bomb threat onboard Scoot flight bound for Perth

Hawkins Kevin Francis' actions on board Flight TR16 on Oct 12 forced the flight to turn back about an hour after take-off. - KEVIN HAWKINS/FACEBOOK, MILITARY AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY SINGAPORE/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE: An Australian man whose fake bomb threat caused a Scoot flight to U-turn back to Singapore has been sentenced to six months’ jail.

Hawkins Kevin Francis, 30, pleaded guilty on Friday (Dec 22) to one charge of making false threats of terrorist acts contravening the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulations.