A local man has been arrested for threatening to hijack a domestic airplane from Fuvahmulah City to Male’ City.
According to the Maldives Police Service, the suspect, a 34-year-old Maldivian male, was arrested under court order on Tuesday.
Authorities added that the suspect threatened to hijack a Maldivian Airlines flight set to depart from Fuvahmulah City to Male’ City at 08:55 p.m. on Monday.
The police have not given any other information about the case.
Maldivian Airlines requested an investigation last week when a laser light was pointed at its flight as it approached Gan International Airport in Addu City.
