Air India flight receives bomb threat message, lands safely in Delhi

Authorities on Thursday received a bomb threat message for Air India’s flight from Toronto to Delhi, and the flight landed safely in the national capital, according to sources.

In the morning, Delhi Police received a message claiming a bomb threat for the flight AI188. Subsequently, the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) was constituted at the Delhi airport, and it was assessed that the threat was ‘non-specific”, the sources told



PTI.

When contacted, an Air India spokesperson said a security alert was communicated regarding the flight AI188 during its cruise from Toronto to Delhi on Thursday.

“On board crew carried out all the laid down security drills keeping passenger safety & security as top priority. 

The flight has landed safely at Delhi and has been parked for the mandatory security checks by the security as per the protocol,” the spokesperson said in a statement.