An Air India flight AI 119 from Mumbai to New York was diverted mid-air to Delhi following a bomb threat, reports said on Monday.
Airport police said that the aircraft has now been stationed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport and all standard safety procols are being followed for the safety of crew and passengers on board.
The flight bound for New York’s JFK airport took off from Mumbai around 2 am. Soon after, it was diverted to Delhi, flight tracking app FlightRadar24 showed. At 4:10 am, passengers were asked to deplane and leave their luggage on board.
Last month, an Air India flight from Mumbai received a bomb threat, after which it landed at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. According to news agency PTI, a message written on a tissue paper reading “Bomb in flight” was found in the plane’s washroom.
