A woman was today arrested at Newcastle airport after telling check in staff she had a bomb in her luggage, British police said.
The 48-year-old arrived late at Newcastle Airport for an easyJet flight to Paris this afternoon, and became aggressive when she was told she could not catch the plane.
The woman, who comes from South Tyneside, made threats towards staff that she had a bomb in her luggage, a police spokeswoman said. She was being questioned this afternoon by officers.
Another British woman is facing charges in Florida for joking to airport security staff that she had three bombs in her bag as she was about to take a BA flight from Miami to London on Saturday
Samantha Marson (21), from Shropshire, could face 15 years in prison if convicted.
She spent four nights in jail before being freed on bail, pending a court appearance on February 6th, and has been charged with making a false bomb report.