The Boeing 787 aircraft was immediately taken to the isolation bay for mandatory security checks, according to the statement released by Vistara Airlines. The flight landed safely at 7.45 am.
The bomb threat to Akasa Air flight comes in the wake of multiple similar incidents in the last three days. On October 15 and 16, three flights received bomb threats each day.
On Tuesday, Air India's Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft en route to Chicago from Delhi was diverted to the Canadian airport following a bomb threat. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) had said that the flight made an emergency landing at Iqaluit.
Since the past few months, the bomb threats for the flights have increased. On Monday and Tuesday alone, several domestic and international flights of Air India and IndiGo received threats. Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday also convened a meeting with senior officials.
Singapore's Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said that the Air India Express flight safely landed at Singapore Changi Airport around 10.04 PM.
Initially scheduled to land in Lucknow, the aircraft was diverted to Jaipur for safety reasons. The plane is currently stationed in an isolation bay, as per officials.
As a precautionary measure, Air India flight from Delhi to Chicago was the landed at Iqaluit Airport in Canada.
Since morning, three reports of bomb threats emerged in which one Air India flight, two IndiGo aircraft and a train were threatened to blow up in separate incidents.
The aircraft is currently stationed at the IGI Airport, and all standard safety protocols are being diligently followed to ensure the safety of passengers and crew on board.
A threatening message was found on a tissue paper onboard the London-Delhi flight. The passenger found the message in one of the lavatories.
The threat email was received on Friday at Vadodara Airport. The email also mentioned a bomb scare for Ahmedabad, Rajkot, and Bhuj. The threat turned out to be a hoax eventually.
Jaipur Airport SHO Sandeep Basera said the mail was sent by an unknown person at 2.15 pm to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Friday afternoon.
Bomb disposal squads, along with sniffer dogs, were deployed to the locations to ensure safety of students and neutralise any potential threat.
Tamil Nadu news: The institutions that received the bomb threat are St Joseph's College, Holy Cross College, Manapparai Campion School, Sammath School, Arcot School, Acharya School, Kampan School, St Anne's School and Rajam Public School.
A letter threatening bomb blasts at several railway stations and religious places in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh was received at the Hanumangarh railway station, prompting security personnel to swing into action.
Bomb threat at several Rajasthan railway stations including Hanumangarh, Jaipur, and Jodhpur. Security forces conduct searches after letter allegedly from Jaish-e-Mohammed. Police investigation underway.
The Taj West End Hotel in Bengaluru received a bomb threat via email, prompting an immediate investigation by local police and the bomb squad to ensure safety.
The threat called to blow up Mumbai's popular shrine Haji Ali Dargah created a chaotic situation at the religious place but police reached there in time and controlled the situation. The police said they have launched an initiative to nab the accused.
Thailand's main international airport in Bangkok said on Thursday it received a bomb threat concerning an incoming Thai VietJetAir flight travelling from Danang, Vietnam.
The threat call created chaos at the airport but security personnel controlled the situation. A Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad team launched an extensive search operation at the airport. On the other hand, Bhopal police arrested the accused.
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