Moscow-Goa flight diverted to Uzbekistan after bomb threat: Police 

The flight (AZV2463) operated by Azur Air was diverted before it entered the Indian air space, he said.

Published: 21st January 2023 11:01 AM  |   Last Updated: 21st January 2023 11:01 AM   |  A+A A-

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By PTI

PANAJI: A Goa-bound chartered flight from Russian capital Moscow with 240 passengers on board was diverted to Uzbekistan in the wee hours of Saturday following a bomb threat, police said.

The flight was scheduled to land at the Dabolim airport in South Goa at 4.15 am, a senior police official said.

The flight (AZV2463) operated by Azur Air was diverted before it entered the Indian air space, he said.

"It was diverted after an email was received at 12. 30 am by the Dabolim airport director that mentioned about a bomb being planted on the plane," the official said.

The incident occurred nearly two weeks after a Moscow-to-Goa flight made an emergency landing at Gujarat's Jamnagar airport following a bomb threat.

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