Frustrated Thai passenger faces jail after saying "I have a bomb" at Bangkok airport

[webfact]

Frustrated Thai passenger faces jail after saying "I have a bomb" at Bangkok airport

 

Source: Sanook

 

A Thai passenger annoyed with an airline about a flight delay could pay dearly for his reaction.

 

Naphat, 29, faces jail or a very heavy fine.

 

And a friendship with a Thai superstar won't help him.

 

He was angry when he was told that his return flight from Myanmar where he was going on Saturday would be delayed.

 

When asked the standard question about having forbidden items in his luggage he answered:

 

"No, nothing forbidden - just a bomb".

 

Security was immediately called and Naphat was taken away for questioning.

 

Airport deputy director Kittipong Kittikhajorn said saying such a thing at any airport around the world was taken very seriously indeed.

 

In addition to not being allowed to fly the passenger will face criminal prosecution.

 

The maximum is five years in jail or a 200,000 baht fine or both.

 

Naphat said that he was a close friend of Thai superstar model and actor Art Pasut but that was not cutting any ice with the authorities, reported Sanook.

 

Kittipong said that on occasion passengers on planes had joked with staff about bombs causing captains to head back to the gate and security procedures to be enacted.

 

Don't ever joke about such things, he warned.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-03-26

[Rhys]

Baliff whack his PP..

 

[petermik]

A week locked up in Bangkok Hilton will sort him out........numpty

[maxcorrigan]

Sounds like a complete prat, never joke about bombs in airport i would have thought everyone was well aware of that, and his connection attempt failed too, sometimes it is just not your day!

[YetAnother]

26 minutes ago, webfact said:

A Thai passenger annoyed with an airline about a flight delay could pay dearly for his reaction.

his defense is that he was annoyed ?!

[mercman24]

ha ha the usual thai answer *do you know who i am,* or perhaps in his case, *do you know who i know*, what a <deleted>, yes lock him up teach all those other idiots a lesson

[Darcula]

34 minutes ago, webfact said:

Naphat, 29

 

Expect mama to show up with his bail money soon.

[balo]

Good to see Thai airport staff take security seriously .   

[Somchai Logic]

All this Media hype of the Superhero "Big Joke", he thought he would try one of his own 

[speckio]

I thought it was pretty common knowledge that you don't screw around with airport security.... guess he didnt get the memo

[cookieqw]

thought he was being smart  --  

[Argus Tuft]

13 hours ago, webfact said:

Naphat said that he was a close friend of Thai superstar model and actor Art Pasut but that was not cutting any ice with the authorities, reported Sanook.

 

...not any more

[lamyai3]

16 hours ago, mercman24 said:

ha ha the usual thai answer *do you know who i am,* or perhaps in his case, *do you know who i know*, what a <deleted>, yes lock him up teach all those other idiots a lesson

"Do you know who my father is?" 

"Ask your mother, she should be able to tell you."

[Dexlowe]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Naphat said that he was a close friend of Thai superstar model and actor Art Pasut

Thank you for the laugh.