Singapore deployed two F-15SG fighter jets on Tuesday to escort an Air India Categorical flight away from populated areas following a bomb menace earlier than the aircraft landed safely at Changi Airport. The Air India Categorical aircraft working flight IX 684 from Madurai to Singapore had acquired an alarming e mail warning of a bomb on board.
Singapore Protection Minister Ng Eng Hen supplied updates on X, saying the aircraft landed at Changi Airport at round 10pm, after which the investigation was handed over to the police.
“Our floor air protection (GBAD) and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) techniques had been additionally activated. As soon as on the bottom, the aircraft was handed over to airport police. Investigations are ongoing,” he stated.
Nonetheless, the variety of passengers on the flight has not been revealed and there was no fast assertion from Air India Categorical on the incident.
The Air India Categorical flight from Madurai to Singapore was one among seven Indian flights that acquired bomb threats on Tuesday.
The Delhi-Chicago Air India flight, the Jaipur-Bengaluru Air India Categorical flight, the Dammam-Lucknow IndiGo flight, the Darbhanga-Mumbai SpiceJet flight, the Siliguri-Bengaluru Akasa Air flight, one Alliance Air Amritsar-Dehradun-Delhi flight and one Air flight The India Categorical flight from Madurai to Singapore had been the seven flights that acquired bomb threats.
An X identifier threatened 4 plane: two Air India Categorical flights, one SpiceJet plane, one Akasa flight, one Air India plane and one Alliance Air.
The Air India Delhi-Chicago flight was diverted to Canada for checks, whereas the Air India Categorical flight underwent safety checks on the Ayodhya airport. SpiceJet and Akasa Air flights landed safely and all precautionary measures had been taken.
An analogous bomb scare occurred on Monday towards three worldwide flights from Mumbai. All of Monday’s messages had been declared hoaxes after safety companies, intelligence companies, airways and airport operators carried out anti-terrorism safety drills.
