British Airways steward charged with making bomb threat

Mathew Davis was on Tokyo to London flight when he allegedly scrawled a message on a toilet door that caused the scareA British Airways flight steward has been charged with making a mid-air bomb threat, police have said.Mathew Davis, 22, was on the Tokyo to London flight with 150 passengers on board when it is alleged he scrawled a message on a toilet door that caused the scare.Davis was arrested when the Boeing 777 safely touched down at Heathrow airport on Sunday.A spokesman for the Metropolitan police said Davis, from Crawley, West Sussex, was charged on Monday with communicating a bomb threat.He is due to appear at Uxbridge magistrates' court on 28 February.Davis has been suspended from his job by the airline.British AirwaysAirline industryAir transportguardian.co.uk © 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds