Akasa Air Flight Returns to Delhi After Hoax Bomb Threat, Part of 12 Similar Incidents in Three Days

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:58am on 16 Oct 2024,Wednesday India

An Akasa Air flight bound for Bengaluru was forced to return to Delhi after receiving a bomb threat, which was later confirmed as a hoax. The Akasa Air flight QP1335, carrying 184 passengers, declared an emergency at 1:15 p.m. and made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. This incident is part of a series of hoax bomb threats targeting 12 flights over the past three days. Authorities are investigating the surge in threats, which have caused widespread disruptions and diversions but no actual security risks.

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