Bomb threat on AI flight, full emergency at Thiruvananthapuram airport

22 AUG, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – A full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Thursday following a bomb threat on an Air India flight from Mumbai, airport sources said.

According to PTI The aircraft is currently being inspected by security agencies, including a bomb detection squad, they said, adding the passengers who travelled on the flight are presently waiting for their luggage to be delivered.

According to officials, the Air India flight landed at the airport at 8 am and was taken to the isolation bay. He said that passengers were taken out of the plane soon after.