Bomb hoaxes continue targeting airlines with threats to Pune-Jodhpur, Amritsar-Ahmedabad, and Goa-Ahmedabad flights. Pune-Jodhpur flight made an emergency landing in Ahmedabad, where authorities declared the threat non-specific after security checks, allowing the flight to continue. Remaining flights were checked upon arrival.
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AHMEDABAD: Bomb hoaxes targeting airlines continued as three more flights were mentioned in a threat mail received by authorities.
While one flight from Pune to Jodhpur made an emergency landing at the city airport, the other two were midair and were checked after their arrival.
According to airport authorities, threats were received for the Pune-Jodhpur, Amritsar-Ahmedabad and Goa-Ahmedabad flights.
"The flight was diverted to Ahmedabad airport, and the airport's Bomb Threat Assessment Committee was convened to assess the threat.
The threat was declared ‘non-specific', and security measures were implemented at the airport as per aviation protocols," said authorities.
"Once the aircraft landed and passengers deboarded, CISF personnel conducted a security check, after which passengers were allowed to proceed to the terminal. Once cleared by all stakeholders, the flight departed to Jodhpur," they said.
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