Thiruvananthapuram airport put on high alert after bomb threat scare on flight

Updated On: 22 August, 2024 03:49 PM IST | ronak mastakar

Thiruvananthapuram international airport was placed on high alert on Thursday morning after a bomb threat message was found on an Air India flight from Mumbai, prompting an extensive security check of the plane before the emergency was later withdrawn. (Pic/PTI)

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Thiruvananthapuram international airport was placed on high alert on Thursday morning after a bomb threat message was found on an Air India flight from Mumbai, prompting an extensive security check of the plane before the emergency was later withdrawn. (Pic/PTI)

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The emergency status was withdrawn at around 12.10 pm, according to airport sources who declined to confirm whether the threat was a hoax

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Police officers from the Valiyathura police station arrived at the airport to investigate the incident

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Earlier in the morning, the pilot of the aircraft informed the ATC about the threat after a `Bomb in flight` message, written on a tissue paper, was found in the washroom of the plane, the sources told PTI

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The bomb threat was communicated by the pilot at 7.30 am as the aircraft approached the Thiruvananthapuram airport, the sources told PTI

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Subsequently, a full emergency was declared at the airport at 7.36 am, they said

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Thiruvananthapuram airport put on high alert after bomb threat scare on flight

Thiruvananthapuram international airport was placed on high alert on Thursday morning after a bomb threat message was found on an Air India flight from Mumbai, prompting an extensive security check of the plane before the emergency was later withdrawn. (Pic/PTI)

The emergency status was withdrawn at around 12.10 pm, according to airport sources who declined to confirm whether the threat was a hoax

Police officers from the Valiyathura police station arrived at the airport to investigate the incident

Earlier in the morning, the pilot of the aircraft informed the ATC about the threat after a `Bomb in flight` message, written on a tissue paper, was found in the washroom of the plane, the sources told PTI

The bomb threat was communicated by the pilot at 7.30 am as the aircraft approached the Thiruvananthapuram airport, the sources told PTI

Subsequently, a full emergency was declared at the airport at 7.36 am, they said

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