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AI114, an international flight in Air India, suddenly turned to Riyadh on the morning of 21 June when the aircraft threatened to get a bomb. This flight was coming to Delhi from Birmingham (UK) and there were hundreds of passengers on it. On receiving the information about the danger, the pilot diverted the aircraft towards Riyadh Airport, where all the passengers were safely removed.

Reacting to this emergency, a spokesman for Air India said that the safety of the passengers is paramount and all necessary investigations have been completed. Passengers have been held in the hotel and alternative arrangements are being made to reach them to the destination.

Threatened note found near toilet

According to sources, flight AI114 which was a Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 aircraft found a paper near the toilet, in which the bomb was written. As soon as this note was received, the cockpit crew immediately took a decision and diverted the aircraft towards Riyadh and the aircraft was closely examined under the security protocol there.

Passengers were held in hotel

After reaching Riyadh, all the passengers and crew were removed from a safe aircraft. They have been accommodated in a local hotel and an alternative flight is being arranged for Delhi. Air India has regretted the inconvenience caused to passengers. The Air India spokesperson said that we are sorry for the inconvenience caused to the passengers due to this unexpected disruption. Alternative arrangements are being made for their safe journey.

Security tight after Ahmedabad accident

Significantly, the security and investigation of all Air India flights has been increased since the plane accident in Ahmedabad in the past. Along with this, the number of false threats of bombs has also increased, causing airlines and security agencies on high alert.

On June 13, he was threatened with flight

Earlier on June 13, the AI379 flight coming from Phuket in Thailand to Delhi was also threatened with a bomb. At that time there were 156 passengers in the flight. After receiving a threatening note in the toilet, the pilot brought the aircraft back to the Phuket Airport after making some rounds over the Andaman Sagar. No explosive or suspicious item was found in the subsequent investigation.

Concern increased due to frequent threats

A few days ago at Jaipur Airport, a aircraft of Air India was threatened with WhatsApp a few days ago. Taking these threats seriously, security agencies are responding to every alert, so that the safety of passengers can be ensured.