Air India Express said a flight from Dubai to Jaipur made an emergency landing at Jaipur airport due to a bomb threat.

In a chilling series of events, bomb threats were reported on 10 flights across India today (October 19), sending passengers and authorities into a state of high alert. Among the affected flights, five belonged to Indigo Airlines, one of the country’s leading carriers.

Vistara flight UK17 operating from Delhi to London on October 18, 2024, received a security threat on social media.

Vistara flight bound for London from Delhi, was diverted to Frankfurt after a bomb threat. It has landed safely at Frankfurt Airport, the airline said on Saturday.

A Vistara flight from Delhi to London was diverted to Frankfurt after a bomb threat. The flight landed safely, and security checks are underway.

Three international flights of Vistara airline that received bomb threats turned out to be hoaxes while one of the aircrafts was diverted to Frankfurt as a precautionary measure, officials said on Saturday.

With this, in the past few days, over 40 flights operated by the Indian carriers have received bomb threats which later turned out to be hoaxes.

And IndiGo flight 6E 108, operating from Hyderabad to Chandigarh received a security alert on October 19, the airline said on Saturday. Upon landing at its destination, the aircraft was isolated, and all customers were disembarked safely.

Over 20 flights of various Indian airlines, including Air India, IndiGo, Vistara, SpiceJet, and Akasa Air, received bomb threats on Saturday. Authorities are investigating the threats, which have disrupted air travel.

With these incidents, the number of confirmed instances of bomb threats to Indian carriers’ flights this week has risen to over 45.

Three Vistara international flights from Delhi received bomb threats, which were hoaxes. Flight UK17 to London was diverted to Frankfurt. Separate bomb threats to flights to Paris and Hong Kong were resolved safely.