Summary A bomb threat onboard an Air India flight from Mumbai to Thiruvananthapuram forced the latter airport to declare an emergency alert. Upon landing, the Air India Airbus A320neo taxied to a remote stand for additional safety checks. None of the passengers or crew members were injured during the event.
An Air India flight had received a bomb threat, forcing the aircraft to taxi to a remote stand and Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV) to declare a brief emergency period due to the bomb scare. Bomb threat According to the Press Trust of India (PTI) , a bomb threat message was found on an Air India flight from Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) to TRV, prompting an emergency alert at the latter airport. Following extensive checks of the Air India aircraft, the local authorities withdrew the emergency alert at TRV, the PTI added.
Air India flight AI657 was operated by an Airbus A320neo , registered as VT-EXJ, Flightradar24 data showed. The aircraft departed BOM at 5:58 local time (UTC +5:30) and, following a one-hour and 53-minute flight, landed at TRV at 7:51. Three such incidents took place in the last few days.
Taxiing to a remote stand The history of the flight indicated that as the Air India A320neo landed at TRV, the aircraft proceeded to taxi to a remote stand, where security checks had been completed. In videos shared on social media, including X, formerly known as Twitter, the aircraft was seen parked remotely, with emergency services.