Air India Flight Diverted to Iqaluit Due to Bomb Threat

Oct 16, 2024 10:12

An Air India flight was diverted to Iqaluit airport in Canada due to a bomb threat. Passengers are now being flown to Chicago on a Canadian Air Force aircraft.

New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) A Canadian Air Force aircraft is ferrying stranded passengers of an Air India flight from Iqaluit airport to Chicago, hours after the flight was diverted to the airport due to a bomb threat.

The flight had 211 passengers, including 20 crew members.

In a statement on Wednesday, Air India said, passengers of flight AI127, which was diverted to Iqaluit in Canada on October 15, are on their way to their destination -- Chicago.

"Passengers are being ferried on a Canadian Air Force aircraft that has taken off from Iqaluit at 03:54 hrs UTC and is expected to land in Chicago at around 07:48 hrs UTC," the airline said.

The UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) of 03:54 hours was around 11.54 pm local time in Iqaluit.

Source: PTI

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Air India Flight Diverted to Iqaluit Due to Bomb Threat

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