All passengers were escorted from the New Delhi-bound flight AI 379 after it landed back at Phuket airport
An Air India flight from Phuket in Thailand to India’s capital New Delhi received an on-board bomb threat on Friday and made an emergency landing on the island, airport authorities said.
All 156 passengers on flight AI 379 had been escorted from the plane, in line with emergency plans, an Airports of Thailand official said.
The aircraft took off from Phuket airport bound for the Indian capital at 9.30am (local time) on Friday, but made a wide loop around the Andaman Sea and landed back on the southern Thai island, according to flight tracker Flightradar24.
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