A Tigerair flight from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore was delayed on Thursday after flight attendants were thought to have spotted a severed finger on board . While cleaning the plane , a crew member found what was believed to be a human finger and immediately alerted airport security . Upon inspection , it turned out that the finger was not actually severed at all , but a prosthetic . A Tigerair flight was delayed on Thursday after what was thought to be a severed finger was found on board . However , the incident was alarming enough to delay the aircraft for two hours on the runway in Sepang , Selangor , Malaysia . 'The flight was delayed as airport authorities carried out checks when a prosthetic finger was discovered on board during a routine transit cabin inspection , ' a Tigerair spokesperson told MailOnline Travel . The airline also said that the flight did eventually arrive safely in Singapore at 8:28pm on Thursday , two hours and 20 minutes behind schedule . 'The matter has been handed over to the Malaysian authorities for investigation and follow up , ' the spokesperson added .
A MailOnline Travel flight from Kuala Lumpur to Signapore was delayed on Thursday . While cleaning , cabin crew found what they thought was a severed finger . Airport security was alerted , but it turned out to simply be a prosthetic .