Air India, Vistara, IndiGo flights receive bomb threats amid wave of similar incidents in India

A wave of bomb threats to airlines continued on Thursday as the Air India Air India Express IndiGo and Vistara flights received threats the officials saidA Vistata flight UK22 from Paris to Delhi on Thursday received a bomb threat while two Air India flights also received similar threats sources saidA Vistara spokesperson said ldquoShortly before landing Vistara flight UK 22 operating from Paris to Delhi on 16 October 2024 received a security threat on social media In line with the protocol all relevant authorities were immediately informed The aircraft landed safely at the Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi and all necessary checks were conducted as per guidance by the security agencies As always the safety and security of our customers crew and aircraft is our topmost priorityrdquoApart from Vistara five Air India flights received threats via social media on ThursdayAn Air India official said Five Air India flights received a security threat on social media today These have been duly reported to the regulatory bodies and all laid down procedures were strictly followed as per guidance of the regulatory bodies All the five flights have made a safe landing Air India is committed to and accords top priority to the safety and security of its passengers and crewAir Indias AI 129 flight from Mumbai to London and AI 119 flight from Mumbai to New York were among its flights to receive threats on Thursday sources saidAir India confirmed that the bomb threat to both its flightAt least two IndiGo airlines flights and as many as three Air India Express flights receive similar bomb threats the officials saidIndiGo flight 6E 118 from Lucknow to Pune and 6E 18 from Istanbul to Mumbai received bomb threats they saidAir India Express flights AI 101 from Delhi to New York AI 186 from Vancover to Delhi and AI 126 from Chicago to Delhi received threats the officials saidVistara FrankfurtMumbai flight receives bomb threatMeanwhile on Wednesday a Mumbaibound Vistara flight with 147 persons on board made an emergency landing in Mumbai upon its arrival from Frankfurt in Germany following a bomb threat to the aircraft sources saidThe Boeing 787 aircraft was immediately taken to the isolation bay for mandatory security checks according to the sourceVistara Frankfurt flight which had departed for Mumbai from Frankfurt on Tuesday at 820 pm local time made an emergency landing here at around 745 am on Wednesday a source saidIn an official statement the airline said that the Vistara flight UK 028 received a security threat via social media and that the flight was taken to isolation bay as soon as it landed at Mumbai airportldquoVistara flight UK 028 operating from Frankfurt to Mumbai on 16 October 2024 was subject to a security threat received on social media As per protocol all relevant authorities were immediately informed The aircraft safely landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai and was taken to the isolation bay where all customers were disembarked We are fully cooperating with the security agencies to complete the mandatory security checks At Vistara the safety and security of our customers crew and aircraft is of utmost importance to us a Visatra Spokesperson said