Malaysia Airlines passenger fined $200 for bomb joke at Vietnam airport

The man told a flight attendant that the black box he was carrying contained a bomb. It turned out it contained a computer keyboard and a mouse. PHOTOS: NOI BAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

UPDATED Jun 27, 2025, 12:32 PM

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HANOI ­- A Vietnamese male passenger was fined for joking to a flight attendant that he had a bomb in his carry-on luggage after landing at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi last week.

The passenger, who was on Malaysia Airlines flight MH752 from Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi on June 22, was issued an administrative fine of 4 million dong (S$200).

According to the Northern Airports Authority on June 23, as the flight attendant stood at the aircraft door to bid farewell to passengers shortly after landing, she asked the man what was in a black box that he was carrying.

The man said it was a bomb.

The flight crew immediately reported the incident to the relevant airport authorities. Upon disembarkation, the passenger was detained by the immigration police at Noi Bai International Airport for questioning.

It turned out the rectangular black box contained a computer keyboard and a mouse.

No suspicious items or prohibited materials were found.

The passenger, identified as N.C.H., admitted that he made the inappropriate joke from a lack of awareness. VIET NAM NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

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