AN AIR India flight en route from Birmingham to Delhi was forced to divert to Riyadh following a worrying bomb threat, airline officials said.
The chilling threat came after the earlier this month, which
In the , Air India Flight AI114 was forced to land in ‘s capital after a shocking threat was received mid-air.
The jet had departed at 8:26pm on June 21 from Airport.
But when the 787-8 Dreamliner plane diverted from its original destination.
The went on to land safely, and all those on board underwent standard security checks on Saturday.
A spokesperson for the airliner confirmed to local media on Sunday that precautionary procedures were followed, and the situation was handled swiftly and securely.
They said: “Flight AI114 fromBirminghamto Delhi on June 21 received a bomb threat and was consequently diverted to Riyadh, where where it landed safely and completed security checks.“
No explosive material was found on board the jet after its inspection.
And all passengers on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner were provided with hotel accommodation.
This incident comes amid a recent string of chilling Air issues, marked by a series of flight cancellations and disruptions since the deadly crash in Ahmedadbad on June 12.
Just hours after the deadly smash, another Air India flight was forced to make an .
Flight AI379 was travelling from Phuket to India‘s capital New Delhi – before it suddenly landed again after an explosion warning, according to authorities.
The latest bomb threat comes as Air India continues to be – after three officials were sacked over “systemic failures”; following the tragic crash.
Cracks within the airline have started to show after flight AI171and exploded into a
Investigators are continuing their probe into what caused the airline’s London-bound plane to plunge to the ground moments after takeoff in Ahmedabad.
Air India said last Thursday that the doomedand that the pilots were accomplished flyers.
The airline’s chief N Chandrasekaran also hit back at “speculation”; on what caused the London-bound flight to crash a minute after take-off.
And it was revealed that thecould be sent to the US for analysis after being rescued from a blazing 1,000 degree inferno.
The Indian government has the final say on who probes the device, but reports say the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in, D.C. is being considered for the analysis.
A team of Indian investigators is expected to accompany the device to ensure all protocols are followed during theadvanced data extraction.
Investigators warned last Tuesday that the recoveredblack boxes may have melteddue to the intense heat of the raging explosion.
52 Brits died on board the flight, butlocalmanaged to cheat death when he escaped the blazing inferno following the crash.
overwhen he was sat induring thehorrorsmash.
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