False scare: Three international flights get bomb threats | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Hoax bomb threat messages have made it a maniac Monday for three international flights of two Indian carriers and close to 600 passengers onboard. Since any threat is taken very seriously, one flight — Air India Mumbai-New York which was diverted to Delhi — and two others delayed for being checked thoroughly before these two were allowed to proceed for their destinations.Luckily while those proved to be hoax, this menace continues to play havoc with flight schedules.The three impacted flights were — AI 119 that was diverted to Delhi; IndiGo Mumbai-Muscat 6E1275 and IndiGo Mumbai-Jeddah 6E56. Aviation security officials confirmed that the threat messages proved to be hoax.An Air India spokesperson said: “AI119 operating Mumbai to New York JFK on Oct 14 received a specific securit...