An Air India plane flying from Phuket, Thailand, to Delhi made an emergency landing on Friday morning after Airports of Thailand (AOT) officials received a bomb threat aboard the flight.
Air India flight from Thailand’s Phuket returns back to Phuket over bomb threat.
AI 379 flight, with 156 people aboard, left Phuket International Airport at 9:30 AM IST (0230 GMT) but had to return following circular routes over the Andaman Sea, according to Flightradar24. Passengers were evacuated as per emergency procedures following the safe landing, a company official told Reuters.
AOT has kept details of the bomb threat under wraps. This comes in the wake of a recent airplane crash in Ahmedabad, raising concerns about air safety. There are probes underway, and more updates are pending.
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