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Thiruvananthapuram: A full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Thursday after a bomb threat on an Air India flight—carrying 135 passengers—from Mumbai.
The flight landed safely at the airport around 8 am and passengers were evacuated safely. The aircraft was moved to an isolation bay, airport sources said.
#WATCH | Kerala: Visuals of the Air India flight AI657 which received a bomb threat today. The flight has landed safely at Thiruvananthapuram Airport and has been parked in a remote bay for the mandatory checks by security agencies. All passengers and crew disembarked safely. pic.twitter.com/547HWyPPrE
— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2024
The bomb threat was communicated by the pilot at 7.30 am, when the flight was approaching the Thiruvananthapuram airport. Following this, a full emergency was declared at the airport at 7.36 am.
The airport officials said there had been no impact on life.
Further investigation into the matter was underway.