An Air India flight, AI 657, landed at Thiruvananthapuram Airport on Thursday following a reported bomb threat. The airport authorities have declared a full emergency.
The aircraft has been isolated in the bay area, and passengers are set to be evacuated shortly, according to the airport officials. Thiruvananthapuram International Airport issued a statement confirming that AI 657, which was en route from BOM to TRV, received a bomb threat at 7:30 AM local time on August 22, 2024. A full emergency was declared at 7:36 AM, and the plane landed safely and was moved to the isolation bay where the evacuation process is currently underway. There have been no casualties, and airport operations remain unaffected.
Investigations are ongoing, and further details are expected to be released soon.
