“This blacklisting reflects our commitment to maintaining safe and comfortable public transportation,” Lion Air attorney Yuridio Tirta said in Tangerang on Monday.
According to the airline, Herman’s actions caused a significant disruption and adversely affected services for other passengers.
“We’re concerned about a potential domino effect on subsequent flights. Such incidents often lead to delays and broader operational challenges,” Tirta explained.
The bomb threat led to a delay of over three hours for the Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Kualanamu on Saturday. This is because the Boeing 737-9 aircraft, bearing the registration PK-LRH and carrying 184 passengers, had to return to the apron for a security inspection.
No suspicious or dangerous objects were found during the inspection. The airline resumed operations later that day using a replacement aircraft, a Boeing 737-900ER with registration PK-LSW.
Following the incident, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Security Authority named Herman a suspect under Article 437 (2) of Law No. 1 of 2009 on Aviation, which carries a maximum sentence of eight years in prison.
“The law clearly prohibits anyone from issuing threats that could compromise flight safety,” chief of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police, Senior Commissioner Ronald Sipayung, said.
Herman has been detained and will undergo further questioning as part of the ongoing investigation into the bomb threat.
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