Thiruvananthapuram: A full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport today following a bomb threat on an Air India flight from Mumbai, airport sources said. As the flight approached Thiruvananthapuram airport, the pilot informed about the bomb threat, and after landing at the airport around 8 am, the aircraft was moved to an isolation bay.
The threat was communicated by the pilot around 7.30 am as the aircraft neared Thiruvananthapuram airport. There were 135 passengers on board, and further details on the threat’s origin and other information are still pending.
Following the communication, a full emergency was declared at the airport at 7.36 am. There has been no impact on life and airport operations are currently uninterrupted, the report added.
“A specific security alert was detected on Air India flight AI657 during cruise from Mumbai to Thiruvananthapuram on August 22. The flight has landed safely in Thiruvananthapuram and has been parked in a remote bay for the mandatory checks by security agencies. All passengers and crew disembarked safely,” quoted Air India spokesperson as saying.
The flight with 135 passengers landed safely at the airport around 8 am and was moved to an isolation bay, they said. Passengers were safely evacuated from the flight by 8.44 am, they said.
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