PONTIANAK, INDONESIA — An Indonesian flight from Pontianak [b]to Jakarta on Monday was delayed after a flight attendant reported a threat from a passenger. <br /><br />A flight attendant on flight JT 687 reportedly found a bag on the floor of the plane and asked who the owner is, with a smile, passenger Frantinus Nirigi said it was his and that there was bomb in it. <br /><br />The man was apparently joking, but the flight attendant immediately reported the incident and the man was immediately being questioned about what's inside the bag.<br /><br />Most people panicked after hearing the word bomb, with one desperate passenger then opening one of the emergency exits.<br /><br />Flight attendants were busy instructing the passengers to exit the plane properly, but weren't able to control the crowd from trying to rush through the doors.<br /><br />Here is a translation of what the flight attendants said about the incident: "I asked everyone to exit the plane quickly and calmly. Some were desperate to get out, some just stood where they were. Everything was chaos and I was unable to prevent people from exiting through the emergency exit."<br /><br />Ten people were injured, with eight of them being taken to hospital. Only two who sustained minor injuries were able to continue with their flight.<br /><br />Indonesian media reports the jokester has been charged with breaching civil aviation security law, and he could face up to eight years behind bars.
