Bomb threat on Air India flight, emergency declared at Thiruvananthapuram airport
The Hindu
Thiruvananthapuram Airport declares full emergency due to bomb threat on Air India flight from Mumbai. Evacuation underway.
A full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Thursday (August 22, 2024) following a bomb threat on an Air India flight from Mumbai, airport sources said.
The flight landed at the airport around 8 am and was moved to an isolation bay, they said.
Passengers are being evacuated from the flight, they said.
The bomb threat was communicated by the pilot as the aircraft approached the Thiruvananthapuram airport, the sources said.
There were 135 passengers onboard, they said, adding details on the origin of the threat and other information are awaited.
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