A flight attendant for Argentina’s national airline allegedly made a bomb threat to prevent her ex-boyfriend and his new lover – both also crew members – from being able to fly together to Miami.
Daniela Carbone, 47, a flight attendant for Aerolineas Argentinas, was arrested at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires on May 21 after she allegedly used her daughter’s cell phone to send the threat using voice distortion software, Newsflash reported.
“Tell the captain that we planted three bombs in Miami. Stop f—- with politics and check the plane because they are going to fly into a thousand pieces,” a woman is heard saying, according to fl360aero.com.
All 270 passenger and 12 crew members were evacuated from the Airbus A330-200, which had been scheduled to depart for Miami at 7:35 a.m.
Carbone was arrested by airport aviation security police and charged with aggravated coercion, public intimidation and hindering a public service.
Two iPhones have been seized at her home. Investigators reportedly discovered searches on the devices for “how to investigate audio,” “can you analyze an audio to find out whose voice it is,” “activate voice recognition” and “Aerolineas Argentinas,” the news outlet reported.
She is accused of making the threat so her ex-boyfriend of five years – a flight attendant identified only as Picho — would not be able to fly to Miami with his new girlfriend, who also was working on the flight.
Picho was questioned by authorities before being allowed to return to work and later flew to Miami, where his brother lives, according to Newsflash.
Airline employees told local news outlets that Carbone, a separated mother of one and 25-year veteran of the aviation industry, “could not bear being abandoned by Picho” for someone younger.
Carbone, who has been suspended without pay, faces six years behind bars if convicted of the crimes.
She has declined to comment through her defense attorney Agustin Esnal.
The Post was not immediately able to reach Aerolineas Argentinas and airport police for comment.
