Air India flight emergency landing in Thailand after bomb threat

The identity of the person who made the threat is yet to be ascertained. Read further on Dynamite News:

Bangkok/New Delhi: An Air India flight from Phuket, a Thailand resort island, to Delhi requested an emergency landing on Friday due to a bomb threat, Phuket airport authority said, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

Accused Identity Not Known

On Friday, Air India flight AI379 was going from Phuket to Delhi when it received a bomb threat. After this, the plane had to make an emergency landing in Phuket. The identity of the person who made the threat is yet to be ascertained. This incident happened a day after the Ahmedabad air crash.

The 156 passengers on this flight were evacuated safely. The plane landed back at Phuket airport after circling over the Andaman Sea. No information has been received yet about the person who made the threat.

Emergency Landing

An official said that flight AI 379 has landed and is working further with the airport emergency service. Officials said that Air India flight going from the Thai island of Phuket to Delhi had received a bomb threat on Friday. As soon as the information was received, an emergency landing was made.

Immediately after landing, all the passengers present in the flight were taken down for security reasons. Along with this, the entire aircraft is being thoroughly checked.

Flight From Phuket

The flight took off from Phuket airport for Delhi at 9:30 am on Friday (02:30 local time), which was to reach Delhi at 1 pm Indian time. However, after receiving a threat near the Andaman Sea, the flight made a big circle and was landed back.

Ahmedabad Crash

This incident of bomb threat has happened a day after the Ahmedabad crash of Air India Boeing.

In Ahmedabad, a horrific aircraft accident occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, 12 June, in which Air India's Boeing 787 passenger plane crashed. Dreaded pictures of the accident have been revealed.

In the Meghaninagar area, the strong flames and black smoke were watched from afar.

According to preliminary information, the accident happened near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

It is being told that the aircraft crashed near the airport boundary. Now it is clear that the aircraft has been completely laminated. Relief and rescue operations are still on.

AAIB To Probe

However, the specific reasons for the crash will be known only after the completion of the detailed probe by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).

Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will probe the Air India plane crash at the Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday, according to an official.