Akasa Air, IndiGo flights get bomb threats

Amid on going security concerns to the Indian airlines Akasa Air and IndiGo on Tuesday continued to receive bomb threatsAccording to the officials Akasa Air flight QP 1612 from Bangalore to Varanasi was diverted to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport RGIA in Hyderabad on Tuesday eveningThe aircraft received the threat around 505 pm prompting immediate action from security authorities they said adding that shortly after the alert the flight landed safely at RGIA at approximately 510 pm and was directed to an isolation bay for precautionary measuresEmergency protocols were initiated as soon as the aircraft arrived official sources said adding that during the antisabotage checks by BDDS team nothing suspicious found and the flight was later pushed back from isolation bay for reboardingAn Akasa Air spokesperson said ldquoSome of our flights operating on October 22 2024 received security alerts today The Akasa Air Emergency Response team was immediately activated and initiated all standard operating procedures including informing regulatory authorities and monitoring the situation in realtime Captains and crew members of respective flights followed the required emergency procedures and prescribed safety and security protocols in coordination with the local authorities One of our flights QP 1612 flying from Bengaluru to Varanasi on October 22 2024 and carrying 183 passengers 4 children and 6 crew diverted to HyderabadThe Captain followed all required emergency procedures and landed safely at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at 1706hrs All passengers were deplaned post arrival The Airport Services teams at all impacted airports coordinated with local authorities to ensure efficient handling of the situation including offering refreshments as required Following defined procedures and after thorough inspections all aircraft have been released for operationsrdquoMeanwhile IndiGo airlines on Tuesday received at least 13 more bomb threats they saidThe Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad BDDS team initiated an AntiSabotage Check ASC in a flight at Hyderabad airport Video source Airport Via journofaizan BDDS ASC BombThreats Airport HyderabadAirport News NewsUpdates pictwittercomEjzAsCJT6Rmdash Mid Day mid_day October 22 2024Earlier 30 more incidents of bomb threats to flights have been reported on TuesdayA total number of 46 more threats were received by Tuesday evening apart from the 30 bomb threats those were received by October 22 morningThe airlines those received threats on Tuesday included Air India IndiGo Akasa and Vistara said sourcesAir India received 13 threats IndiGo 13 Akasa Air 12 and Vistara 8 the officials saidFurther details will be updated