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Bengaluru-bound Akasa Air flight returns to Delhi after bomb threat

An Akasa Air flight to Bengaluru returned to Delhi after a bomb threat, with 174 passengers on board. The airline's emergency teams advised the pilot to divert to Indira Gandhi International Airport as a precaution. This incident follows recent bomb threats received by four planes, causing security drills at various airports.
Bengaluru-bound Akasa Air flight returns to Delhi after bomb threat
NEW DELHI: Akasa Air flight en route to Bengaluru returned to Delhi following a bomb threat on Wednesday.

The sources in the know said the flight QP1335 had more than 180 people onboard and landed safely at the Delhi airport.
An emergency was declared at the airport for the aircraft after the bomb threat, they added. The Akasa Air emergency response teams are monitoring the situation.
Four planes get bomb threats via X posts
Four planes, including one bound for the United States, received bomb-threat messages through a social media handle on Tuesday, prompting security agencies to undertake specific counter-terrorist drills at various airports, official sources said.
The threats via microblogging platform X came a day after three international flights originating from Mumbai received bomb threats, causing trouble to hundreds of passengers and airline crew.
The messages posted on Monday were declared hoax.

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