Mumbai airport conducts security drills days after threats to multiple flights

Mumbai airport conducted security drills at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 days after threats were received to multiple flights sources saidSources said that a security drill was done at the Mumbai airport Terminal 1 on Wednesday while a drill at Terminal 2 took place on Thursday afternoonA wave of hoax bomb threats to Indian flights has been continuing and a total of 18 bomb threats has been so far received by different domestic and international airlines forcing several flights to divert delay or make emergency landingsThe threats were reportedly made through a social media platformMultiple authorities are investigating the matterVistara FrankfurtMumbai flight receives bomb threatOn Wednesdaya Mumbaibound Vistara flight with 147 persons on board made an emergency landing in Mumbai upon its arrival from Frankfurt in Germany following a bomb threat to the aircraft sources saidThe Boeing 787 aircraft was immediately taken to the isolation bay for mandatory security checks according to the sourceVistara Frankfurt flight which had departed for Mumbai from Frankfurt on Tuesday at 820 pm local time made an emergency landing here at around 745 am on Wednesday a source saidIn an official statement the airline said that the Vistara flight UK 028 received a security threat via social media and that the flight was taken to isolation bay as soon as it landed at Mumbai airportldquoVistara flight UK 028 operating from Frankfurt to Mumbai on 16 October 2024 was subject to a security threat received on social media As per protocol all relevant authorities were immediately informed The aircraft safely landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai and was taken to the isolation bay where all customers were disembarked We are fully cooperating with the security agencies to complete the mandatory security checks At Vistara the safety and security of our customers crew and aircraft is of utmost importance to us a Visatra Spokesperson saidA Mumbai to Delhi IndiGo flight was diverted to Gujarats Ahmedabad following a security threat the officials said as more flights on Wednesday continued to receive bomb threatsThe IndiGo flight 6E 651 was isolated upon landing ensuring the safety of all passengers and crew on boardIn an official statement IndiGo airlines said Flight 6E 651 operating from Mumbai to Delhi was redirected to Ahmedabad due to a securityrelated alert The aircraft was isolated and all passengers were safely disembarked Ensuring the safety and security of our customers and crew remains paramount in all facets of our operations We worked closely with the relevant authorities and standard operating procedures were followed We sincerely regret any inconvenience this situation may have caused our customers and appreciate their understandingAnother IndiGo flight 6E 074 from Riyadh to Mumbai also received a bomb threat following which the flight was diverted to Muscat in Omanwith inputs from Ranjeet Jadhav and Prasun Choudhari