An Indian traveller who sparked a bomb alert at Geneva airport in order to avoid missing his flight has been jailed and ordered to pay a heavy fine.
The man was hit with a fine of 50,000 Swiss francs ($51,200) to cover manpower costs after the terminal was searched and passengers were disembarked from the aircraft.
Geneva police chief Francois Waridel told local media the fine would cover the work of more than 100 police officers and security agents who responded to the alert.
"Considering the times we are living in, we have to take maximum security precautions," he said.
The unnamed 30-year old man was running late for his Aeroflot flight on October 13 and called up an employee saying there was a bomb on the plane in order to delay it taking off.
He was also jailed for six months.
Earlier this year a 41-year-old French woman was jailed for a similar hoax bomb threat at the same airport.
