Air India flight makes emergency landing in Phuket after bomb threat

Flight AI 379 has later safely landed and the airport has responded with a related plan.

13 Jun 2025 02:39pm
A photograph taken on June 12, 2025 shows the closed check-in desks of Air India warning of the cancellation of the service to Goa, at the south terminal of Gatwick Airport, south of London (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
A photograph taken on June 12, 2025 shows the closed check-in desks of Air India warning of the cancellation of the service to Goa, at the south terminal of Gatwick Airport, south of London (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

BANGKOK - An Air India flight from Thailand's resort island of Phuket to Delhi requested an emergency landing on Friday due to a bomb threat, Phuket's airport said, Xinhua reported.

Passengers arrive at Gatwick Airport, south of London (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
Passengers arrive at Gatwick Airport, south of London (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

Local media reported that Flight AI 379 has later safely landed and the airport has responded with a related plan. - BERNAMA-XINHUA

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