Bomb jibe at airport.Byline: RICHARD GRAY A DRUNKEN Scots holidaymaker sparked an airport security alert after joking he had a bomb in his hand luggage. The 22-year-old skier allegedly told Glasgow Airport staff he was carrying a device in his bag after being quizzed about its contents. He had been due to board a chartered British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. flight from Glasgow to Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , in Switzerland. Security officials had asked him what was in his luggage as he passed through the airport X-ray machine. And the unnamed man allegedly told them: "Nothing - except for the bomb." He was later charged with breach of the peace and is due to appear at Paisley Paisley (pāz`lē), town (1991 pop. 84,330), Renfrewshire, W Scotland, on the White Cart Water, a stream. It has a thriving textile industry and is an extremely large producer of thread. Sheriff Court later today. A spokeswoman for Glasgow Airport said: "We take incidents like this very seriously." |
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