Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi, India, received an email on Tuesday night, stating that a bomb had been planted on an Air Canada flight bound for Toronto, according to officials. The email was received at the Delhi Airport Limited (DIAL) office at 10.50 pm. Upon receiving the email, authorities immediately initiated a thorough inspection of the aircraft, following standard security protocols. However, the inspection did not reveal anything suspicious, and the threat was subsequently deemed a hoax.
In response to the threat, a police officer quoted by In said, “Legal action in the matter is being taken.”
This incident came just days after a Mumbai-bound Vistara flight from Paris, carrying 306 passengers, also received a bomb threat on June 4. Following the threat, a full emergency was declared at the Mumbai airport prior to the flight’s arrival. The threat turned out to be false, and the flight landed safely at 10:19 am on Sunday.
Vistara reported that its “flight UK 024 from Paris’ Charles de Gualle airport to received a hand written note on an airsickness bag threatening a bomb” .The source added that there were 294 passengers and 12 crew onboard the Paris-Mumbai flight” and that “a security concern has been noted by our staff while onboard the airline’s flight UK 024 operating from on 2 June 2024” .The airline immediately informed the relevant authorities about the handwritten note, and the flight landed safely at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.
The recent bomb threats on Air Canada and Vistara flights underscore the importance of vigilance and robust security measures in the aviation industry to mitigate potential threats to passenger safety.
