An Air India flight travelling from Toronto to Delhi received a bomb threat while mid-air on Thursday, but it landed safely at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, officials said.
According to sources,
Delhi Police were alerted to the threat in the morning when a message regarding flight AI188 was received. In response, a Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) was set up at the airport to evaluate the situation.
The committee assessed the threat as “non-specific,” meaning there was no concrete information to suggest immediate danger.
The alert came at around 11:30 am when the Boeing 777 aircraft was already in the air, roughly four hours away from Delhi.
An Air India spokesperson confirmed that a security alert was issued for the flight during its journey from Toronto. “On board crew carried out all the laid down security drills, keeping passenger safety & security as top priority. The flight has landed safely at Delhi and has been parked for the mandatory security checks by the security as per the protocol,” the spokesperson said. They added that all passengers and crew disembarked safely without incident.
The flight touched down at IGI Airport at approximately 3:40 pm. Flight tracking information indicates that the journey from Toronto to Delhi, covering over 15 hours, was completed without any disruption apart from the security precaution.
(With inputs from PTI)
