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Two more flights, a Vistara & an Air India Express, get bomb threats; both turn hoax

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GUWAHATI, Oct 19: In yet another bomb threat to an Indian airlines, a Vistara flight from Delhi to London was diverted to Frankfurt on Saturday morning following a bomb threat. The flight resumed its onward journey to London after security checks cleared the flight for no danger.

On the other hand, an Air India Express from Dubai to Jaipur also received a bomb threat, via email, reports said. However, nothing suspicious was found after checks.

Six flights in all, on Thursday and Friday alone, had received bomb threats, all of which turned out to be false. At least 16 flights have now received similar threats in just a week.

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