Air India flight from Mumbai to New York diverted to Delhi after bomb threat
Two IndiGo flights also received bomb threats before their departure on Monday.
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An Air India flight from Mumbai to New York was diverted to Delhi on Monday due to a bomb threat, The Indian Express reported.
Two other IndiGo flights also received bomb threats ahead of their departure during the day, reported ANI.
The threat to Air India flight AI119 originated from a post on the social media platform X, Usha Rangnani, deputy commissioner of police, Indira Gandhi International Airport, said. “All standard safety protocols are being diligently followed to ensure the safety of passengers and crew on board,” she added.
Air India confirmed that the flight was diverted in response to a “specific security alert”.
“Flight AI119 operating Mumbai to JFK [John F Kennedy International Airport in New York] on October 14 received a specific security alert and, on instructions of the government’s security regulatory committee, was diverted to Delhi,” The Indian Express quoted an unidentified Air India spokesperson as saying.
“All passengers have disembarked and are at the Delhi airport terminal,” the spokesperson added. “Our colleagues on ground are making sure to minimise the inconvenience caused to our guests by this unexpected disruption.”
The Boeing 777 aircraft departed from Mumbai at 2.27 am and landed in Delhi at around 4.10 am, the newspaper reported.
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