NEW DELHI: The newest in a sequence of hoax bomb threats aimed toward Indian airways pressured an Air India airplane to make an emergency touchdown in Canada, the airline stated on Tuesday (Oct. 15).
The passenger airplane, flying from the Indian capital New Delhi to Chicago, was the topic of “a safety menace posted on-line” and as a “precautionary measure” landed at Iqaluit airport in Canada, Air India stated.
The airplane and passengers have been “rechecked based on established security protocol”, the corporate stated.
“Air India notes that it, and different native airways, have been topic to a variety of threats in latest days,” it added.
“Even if it was later found that these have been hoaxes, as a accountable airline operator all threats are taken severely.”
Indian media reported that an Air India flight from Mumbai to New York was diverted from flight to New Delhi after a false alarm on Monday.
Similar hoaxes additionally reached the Indian low-cost operator IndiGo concerning two flights that have been speculated to take off: for Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and for Muscat in Oman, based on the Indian media.
NDTV reported {that a} SpiceJet flight from Darbhanga to Mumbai and an Akasa Air flight from Bagdogra to Bengaluru additionally acquired bomb threats.
