Vistara Flight from Frankfurt Makes Emergency Landing in Mumbai After Bomb Threat
Vistara Flight from Frankfurt Makes Emergency Landing in Mumbai After Bomb Threat
Bomb threat on Vistara flight: The Vistara flight, with 134 passengers and 13 crew members on board, landed safely at 7:45 am.
A Mumbai-bound Vistara flight carrying 147 people made an emergency landing on Thursday after a bomb threat was reported, according to sources. The Boeing 787, arriving from Frankfurt, Germany, landed safely at 7:45 am and was immediately taken to an isolation bay at Mumbai airport for security checks.
The flight, carrying 134 passengers and 13 crew members, departed from Frankfurt on Wednesday at 8:20 pm (local time). Vistara, in a statement, confirmed that the Frankfurt-Mumbai flight (UK 028) had received a security alert via social media, but safely landed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
Following protocol, authorities were promptly notified. All passengers were safely disembarked, and Vistara is cooperating with security agencies to complete the necessary checks.
This incident follows a bomb threat to a Bengaluru-bound Akasa Air flight (QP1335) and a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight, which was diverted to Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Additionally, a minor was detained for issuing threats to four flights via a fake social media account, created in his friend’s name to settle a dispute. The 11th-grade dropout from Chhattisgarh had been attempting to frame his friend over a monetary disagreement.
