Air India Phuket to Delhi flight returns to Phuket after Bomb Threat
Air India flight makes emergency landing in Phuket
An Air India flight, AI 379, took off this morning at 9:30 AM local time, only to receive an onboard bomb threat, and made an emergency landing back at Phuket a few moments later. All 156 passengers on flight AI379 had been escorted from the plane, in line with emergency plans, as per Airports of Thailand (AOT)
The aircraft took off from Phuket airport bound for the capital, but made a wide loop around the Andaman Sea and landed back on the southern Thai island, according to Flightradar24. The plane took off again after 6.5 hours and is currently en route to Delhi.
Bottomline
Air India saw its flight AI369 receive a bomb threat, and the plane, operating from Phuket to Delhi, made an emergency landing back in Phuket, with everyone being escorted off the plane. Once the investigation was made and the plane to be found secure, the airline finally is operating the flight again, albeit over six hours late.
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