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File Photo of Air India plane.
An Air India aircraft from Delhi to Chicago was diverted to an airport in Canada following a bomb threat, according to an airline official.
“Flight AI127 operating from Delhi to Chicago on October 15, 2024, was the subject of a security threat posted online and, as a precautionary measure, has landed at Iqaluit Airport in Canada.
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“The aircraft and passengers are being re-screened as per the laid down security protocol. Air India has activated agencies at the airport to assist the passengers until such time that their journey can resume,” the airline said in a statement to PTI.
The official said the flight received a bomb threat.
Air India also said that the carrier as well as other local airlines have been subject to a number of threats in recent days.
“Though all have subsequently been found to be hoaxes, as a responsible airline operator all threats are taken seriously. The inconvenience to customers is sincerely regretted,” it said.
Further, the airline said it is extending all cooperation to authorities in identifying the perpetrators of such threats to ensure that they are held accountable for the disruption and inconvenience caused to passenger.
In a separate incident, an Indigo flight from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday made an emergency landing here following a bomb threat, an airport official said.
The flight took off from Dammam airport in Saudi Arabia and was scheduled to land at Lucknow airport. It was diverted to Jaipur for emergency landing, the official said.
The plane is at its isolation bay. Further details are awaited, the official added.
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First Published: Oct 15 2024 | 5:50 PM IST
