Man made fake bomb to get flight attendant to date him

All 130 passengers and five crew members had to leave the aircraft while it was searched by a special police squad and sniffer dogs.

A 65-year-old man made a fake bomb threat, in the hope of getting a date with a flight attendant.

As a result of the Serbian man’s telephone call, Lufthansa’s flight LH1411 had to be evacuated on Thursday before its take-off from Belgrade to Frankfurt.

All 130 passengers and five crew members had to leave the aircraft while it was searched by a special police squad and sniffer dogs.

The man, who has not been named, had met two flight attendants and asked them to dinner, but they refused.

He confessed to the hoax in court on Saturday, saying he had developed strong feelings for one of the women, and after failing to track her down at her hotel, made a desperate bid to keep her in the country.

Police were able to trace the man’s call after he made the threat and he was arrested a day later.

A spokesman for the prosecutor told Serbian media that the prosecution asked for the man to be kept in custody, pending charges of causing panic and disorder.

On Thursday, Serbia’s interior ministry released a statement about the incident, which said: ‘This morning at 6am an unknown person called and reported there was a bomb on the plane bound for Frankfurt.

‘The police are investigating whether it is a false alarm and are also working to identify the person who called.’

The hoax meant passengers had an eight-hour delay to their journey, with some booking alternative flights rather than waiting for their plane to leave.