Boeing 787-9 aircraft with flight number AI 2030 made emergency landing in Jaipur.
Jaipur. Air India's passenger flight coming from Frankfurt to Delhi was sent to Jaipur on Wednesday morning after a bomb threat. Sources said that this plane landed here in an emergency situation. The Boeing 787-9 aircraft with flight number AI 2030 made an emergency landing in Jaipur and was taken to the 'isolation bay' for security checks.
Assistant Police Commissioner Shiv Dayal said that airport officials had informed the police about the emergency landing of the Frankfurt-Delhi flight after the bomb threat. He said that further information is awaited. Police sources said that security personnel examined the plane in the 'isolation bay'.
Citing preliminary information, a source said the pilot pressed 'squawk code 7500' indicating unlawful interference when the plane was in the Mumbai flight information zone (FIR). The source further said that after this the plane was 'diverted' to Jaipur. The number of passengers on board the plane was not immediately known. An official statement from Air India is awaited.