Air India Mumbai-London Flight Gets Bomb Threat An Hour Before Landing
An Air India flight from Mumbai to London declared an emergency onboard after receiving a bomb threat. Today, five Air India flights, two Vistara and two IndiGo flights received bomb threats, adding to a list of threat calls airlines have received this week.
The aircraft was 'squawking 7700' - a code used by pilots of an aircraft to declare a general emergency. Online Flight tracking website, FlightRadar24, showed the Boeing 777, operated by Air India, taking off at 7:05 am (IST) from Mumbai circling over East England and declaring an emergency.
