Vistara Paris-Mumbai flight gets bomb threat; lands at airport amid alert

A Mumbaibound Vistara flight from Paris received a bomb threat after which a full emergency was declared at the city airport prior to its arrival in city a source said reported the PTIThe flight had 306 persons onboard It landed at around 1019 am on Sunday the source saidVistara on Sunday reported that its flight UK 024 from Paris Charles de Gualle airport to Mumbai received a hand written note on an airsickness bag threatening a bomb said the source as per the PTIFollowing the information full emergency was declared at 1008 am as per the source who added that the flight landed at 1019 amThere were 294 passengers and 12 crew onboard the ParisMumbai flight the source said according to the PTIVistara in a statement confirmed that a security concern has been noted by our staff while onboard the airlines flight UK 024 operating from Paris to Mumbai on 2 June 2024Following the protocol the airline immediately informed the relevant authorities a Vistara spokesperson said in the statementIt also said that the flight has landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai and the airline is fully cooperating with the security agencies for all the mandatory checks the news agency reported on SundaIndiGos VaranasiDelhi flight receives bomb threat nothing suspicious found say policeMeanwhile in an another similar incident an IndiGo flight from Varanasi to the national capital received a bomb threat on Saturday and all passengers safely disembarked from the aircraft after landing at the Delhi airport the PTI reported on SaturdayAfter a thorough checking the police said it was a hoax call officials saidAccording a Delhi Police officer at about 538 pm a female caller telephonically informed the security staff of Delhi airport operator DIAL that her husband who is travelling from Varanasi to Delhi in an IndiGo flight is carrying a bomb in his handbag according to the PTIAccordingly following standard security protocol a thorough inspection was conducted and nothing suspicious was found the officer saidThe officer further said that a detail interrogation of the concerned passenger identified as Vimal Kumar a resident of Meerut was conductedKumar stated that his wife had made a call after watching a news regarding a bomb in an aircraft four days days back as she is mentally unfit the officer said as per the PTIThe police said that his claims are being verified and further legal action is underwayIn a statement the airline said flight 6E 2232 operating from Varanasi to Delhi had received a bomb threatUpon landing in Delhi the aircraft was taken to an isolation bay as per security agency guidelines and the crew followed all standard operating procedures it saidAccording to the airline all passengers have safely disembarked and the aircraft is currently undergoing inspectionwith PTI inputs