Bomb threat forces Air India's Delhi-Kolkata flight to make emergency landing

[Maarkhoor]

The plane took off from Delhi's IGI airport but had to return soon after an anonymous call threatened that it would explode mid-air.

New Delhi: An anonymous threat call on phone forced an Air India Delhi-Kolkata flight to make an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday afternoon. Air India's Mumbai customer care received the phone call about the flight and the plane - carrying 248 passengers and 11 crew members - was immediately called back and was taken into isolation.

The call was received by Air India's Sutherland Global services in Mumbai and it threatened to bring down flight AI-020 in mid-air. "Aasmaan mein gira diya jaayega," the message relayed. The call was forwarded to BATC and was declared specific. The said plane immediately returned to IGI and was taken into isolation where the passengers and crew members were made to deboard with their hand luggage. A search operation is currently underway to ensure there is no bomb threat or any other possible suspect item on board.

A complaint has also been forwarded to Mumbai Police.

Last year on November 8, a Delhi to Kolkata GoAir flight, G8 127, had made an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport after a card with a bomb threat was spotted.
(Note: This is a developing story and will be updated as and when more details are available)

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Lols jahaaz tu phata nahien but Bhartiyoun ki zaroor ph@ti ho ghi

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[Soumitra]

Lols jahaaz tu phata nahien but Bhartiyoun ki zaroor ph@ti ho ghi

This is no laughing matter. Any threat to blow up a plane needs to be taken seriously.

And under Indian law a hoax call will also attract terrorism charges against the person making that call. Once he is charged under terrorism his life will become a living hell

 

[Bombaywalla]

What sort of a disgusting waste of space puts up articles upon articles on India like it’s his sole purpose in life, then goes on to make a joke about a bomb threat?

These things are probably taken lightly where the OP comes from, but not in India!

 

[war&peace]

May be a disgruntled wife or a jealous relative of a passenger wanted to vent her/his frustration in an innovative way...by making the flight delayed or

 

[Zen0]

Remember when they college kid in Andhra made a fake Bomb threat in 2012 ? He's still rotting in jail