Jaipur, October 14: An Air India flight travelling from Frankfurt to New Delhi was diverted to Jaipur on Wednesday morning following a bomb threat, according to sources.
Flight AI2030, operated by a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, made an emergency landing at Jaipur International Airport and was moved to an isolation bay for security checks, sources said.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Malviya Nagar) Shiv Dayal said airport authorities had alerted the police about the aircraft’s emergency landing following the bomb threat.
Security personnel were subsequently deployed to inspect the aircraft in the isolation bay. Further details regarding the threat and the outcome of the security checks were awaited.
According to preliminary information cited by police sources, the pilot reportedly entered Squawk Code 7500 while the aircraft was in the Mumbai Flight Information Region (FIR), following which the plane was diverted to Jaipur.
Squawk Code 7500 is an aviation emergency code indicating unlawful interference, including a hijacking situation. However, the circumstances surrounding its reported use in this incident have not been independently confirmed.
The number of passengers on board was not immediately known, and an official statement from Air India was awaited.
Further details are expected as security checks and the investigation progress.
