Overseasaviator
18th Jul 2002, 18:00
Was that a Saudi 777 in the grass off the end of runway 32 at Mumbai this afternoon? Anyone know the details?
jet_noseover
18th Jul 2002, 18:21
as reported by media:
"NEW DELHI, July 18 (Xinhuanet) -- An overflying Saudi Airlines Boeing 777-200 flight to Riyadh Thursday landed at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a bomb threat call.
The flight from Colombo, with 269 passengers and 13 crew, landed here at 12.32 p.m. and was taken to a remote bay for a thorough check after the passengers had deplaned and moved out in coaches to the terminal building, airport officials here said.
The call, received at the air traffic control, turned out to bea hoax and the flight later left at 5.20 p.m. for Riyadh, the officials added."