Akasa Air flight that was scheduled to depart from Delhi for Mumbai on Tuesday with 186 passengers and six staff members was rerouted to Ahmedabad airport due to a security alert that was received on board.
Around 10:13 a.m., Akasa Air flight QP 1719 made a safe landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The airline added, “Akasa Air is following and supporting all safety and security protocols on ground,” and that all customers had departed.
“Akasa Air flight QP 1719, which was carrying 186 passengers, 1 infant, and 6 crew members on June 3, 2024, from Delhi to Mumbai, received a security alert on board. Following established safety and security protocols, the aircraft was rerouted to Ahmedabad. At 10:13 a.m., the captain made a safe landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport by following all necessary emergency protocols. Every passenger has departed. According to the spokeswoman, Akasa Air is adhering to and supporting all safety and security protocols on the ground,” as reported by the media.
This is the second incident of this kind involving a flight operated by Akasa Air. A passenger on a flight from Pune to Delhi in October reported that he had a bomb in his bag, prompting the pilot to make an emergency landing in the Mumbai airport.
Over the last three days, a number of flights operated by various airlines have had to make emergency landings because of threats or security alerts.
After receiving a “handwritten” bomb threat, a Vistara flight carrying 306 passengers and crew members arrived in Mumbai on Sunday under a full emergency alert. A similar event occurred on Saturday night when officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport responded promptly to a bomb threat received by an IndiGo flight from Varanasi to Delhi.
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