Man arrested for Twitter bomb threat at Robin Hood Airport

In what is probably the world's first Twitter airport bomb threat, a 26 year old man has been arrested when he joked about blowing his airport "sky high".

Paul Chambers was stuck at Doncaster's Robin Hood Airport (yes seriously - that is its name) during the nasty snow storms that hit the UK last week.

When it became clear that the snow could delay his flight, he tweeted the following:

"'Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed. You've got a week and a bit to get your shit together, otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high"

Police were alerted to the Tweets, and Mr. Chambers was arrested. He was held under UK anti-terror laws, and locked up for seven hours.

He was eventually released on bail, and will have to appear in court on February 11th. Worst of all (for him), he has been banned for life from Robin Hood airport and has been suspended from his job. All because of a harmless tweet.

According to police, it is all because of "the world we live in". Apparently that new world is one where people making jokes on Twitter can be considered terrorists. So, next time your airline pisses you off, be careful what you say on Twitter!

Filed under: United Kingdom, Airports