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View all search resultsHaj pilgrims land at Soekarno-Hatta after flight diverted over bomb threat
At around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport received an email containing a bomb threat, claiming that Saudi Airlines flight SV 5726, en route from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah to Soekarno-Hatta, would explode upon landing.
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Precautionary detour: Airport authorities observe on Tuesday as Saudi Airlines' Boeing 777-300ER is parked in an isolated area of the Kualanamu International Airport outside Medan, North Sumatra. The aircraft was flying 442 haj pilgrims from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Jakarta as flight SV 5276 when it diverted to Kualanamu International Airport after receiving a bomb threat. (kompas.com/Tribun Medanh)
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total of 442 haj pilgrims from West Java, whose flight was diverted due to a bomb threat on Tuesday, safely arrived at their final destination, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday morning.
According to the Head of the North Sumatra Religious Affairs Office, the pilgrims were flown from Kualanamu International Airport near Medan, North Sumatra, to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport aboard their original Saudi Airlines flight, SV 5726.
"Following the flight diversion on Tuesday, all pilgrims were accommodated at four hotels near Kualanamu Airport. After an overnight rest, authorities transported them back to the airport on Wednesday morning to board their rescheduled Saudi Airlines flight at 8:45 a.m,” Ahmad told reporters on Thursday.
“The plane landed safely at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at 11:00 a.m.," he added.
At around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport received an email containing a bomb threat, claiming that Saudi Airlines flight SV 5726, en route from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah to Soekarno-Hatta, would explode upon landing.
Authorities stated that the threat was received after the aircraft had already entered Indonesian airspace.
At the time, the plane was carrying 442 haj pilgrims, including 207 males and 235 females, mostly from Depok and Bekasi in West Java. The flight was staffed by 18 cabin crew members, including six Saudi nationals and one Indian national.
