Vistara Flight Diverted to Turkey over Security Concerns
The flight from Mumbai to Frankfurt Vistara diverted to Turkey over security concerns. The plane touched down at the Erzurum Airport without incident, and the appropriate authorities were notified right away. The airline released a statement saying, “We are fully cooperating with the security agencies to complete the mandatory security checks.”
The crew on board a Vistara flight from Frankfurt to Mumbai expressed “security concerns” on Friday, prompting the flight’s divergence to Turkey.
The plane touched down at the Erzurum Airport without incident, and the appropriate authorities were notified right away.
The business announced in a post X that “Due to security concerns, Vistara Flight UK27 from Mumbai to Frankfurt (BOM-FRA) has been diverted to Turkey (Erzurum airport) and has safely landed at 1905 hours.”
The airline released a statement saying, “We are fully cooperating with the security agencies to complete the mandatory security checks.” The statement said, “At Vistara, our customers, crew, and aircraft safety and security remain our highest priority.”
An airline representative stated that the personnel on board noticed the security risk and that the appropriate authorities were notified, without providing any details.
The representative stated that Vistara aircraft UK 27, which was scheduled to depart from Mumbai to Frankfurt on September 6, 2024, has been rerouted to Turkey because of a security issue that the crew noticed while on board. “The plane has touched down at the Erzurum Airport without incident. We promptly notified the appropriate authorities in accordance with policy, and we are working closely with the security agencies to finish the required security inspections.
A flight operated by Indian #Vistara Airlines carrying 247 passengers makes an emergency landing in the eastern #Turkish city of Erzurum after an anonymous caller said there was a bomb on board, state-owned broadcaster TRT Haber says.https://t.co/HsVPHaA1tw
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) September 6, 2024
The safety and security of our passengers, employees, and aircraft continue to be Vistara’s top priorities, it continued.
According to sources, a tissue paper letter with the words “bomb on aeroplane” was discovered in the lavatory.
A domestic Indigo flight from Jabalpur to Hyderabad was rerouted to Nagpur last week on September 1st in response to a bomb threat. According to an Indigo statement, all passengers were disembarked as soon as the aircraft touched down in Nagpur, and obligatory security procedures were immediately started.
The airline had added, “We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused. Passengers were provided with assistance and refreshments.”
A bomb threat on an Air India flight coming from Mumbai prompted the Thiruvananthapuram airport to declare a major emergency on August 22. After the plane touched down at the airport at around eight in the morning, the passengers were safely evacuated by eight forty-four. As the aeroplane approached Thiruvananthapuram airport at around 7:30 am, the pilot reported the danger. On board were 135 passengers.
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