Vistara's London-Delhi flight receives bomb threat; lands safely in national capital

A Vistara plane flying from London to Delhi received a bomb threat on Wednesday. The flight, with nearly 290 passengers onbaord, landed safely at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, said sources to PTI.

According to the sources, a piece of paper with a message about the bomb onboard the plane was found in one of the lavatories and the relevant authorities were immediately informed.

Delhi Police said standard security protocols were followed, and a thorough inspection was conducted.


"No suspicious items were found," it said in a statement.

The Airport Operations Control Centre (AOCC) at Delhi was informed about the bomb threat at 8:45 am and later the aircraft landed safely at the airport at 11:45 am.

"It was informed that a note was discovered in the lavatory of the flight with the message: 'BOMB THIS FLIGHT'," Delhi Police said, adding that all passengers disembarked without incident.

A spokesperson of the airline said that there was a security concern detected by its operating the flight UK 018 while it was coming from London to the national capital.

The relevant authorities were immediately informed of the threat and the aircraft was taken to an isolated bay for mandatory checks, after landing at the Delhi airport.

"We fully cooperated with the relevant authorities in completing the necessary security checks," the spokesperson said in a statement.

(With inputs from PTI)