AIC191 turnround and DIV into STN
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AIC191 turnround and DIV into STN
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Only spotted this I was just having a nosy on FR24.
BOM-EWR turned back somewhere just over the NI coast.
Followed it as I thought it was going into LHR but went into STN. Don't know what it was squawking.
Only spotted this I was just having a nosy on FR24.
BOM-EWR turned back somewhere just over the NI coast.
Followed it as I thought it was going into LHR but went into STN. Don't know what it was squawking.
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Given the prospect of a couple of frisky Typhoons turning-up and providing missile-armed menace, I do wonder why any pilot would declare a 'security issue' instead of just claiming to have a technical or procedural problem...
"Silly us, we have some passengers who don't have their visas in order. Diverting to Stanners."
"Silly us, we have some passengers who don't have their visas in order. Diverting to Stanners."
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Flightmech and Speed of Sound thanks
El Bunto what do you know that we don't that suggests there was a technical issue which resulted in the escorted return to Stansted or are you just mouthing off? I'm sure no professional pilot would declare a Sy incident if they didn't believe they have one
El Bunto what do you know that we don't that suggests there was a technical issue which resulted in the escorted return to Stansted or are you just mouthing off? I'm sure no professional pilot would declare a Sy incident if they didn't believe they have one
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Air India initially described it as a bomb threat on Twitter then deleted the Tweet and have subsequently described it as a ‘security incident’.
Probably nothing more suspicious than an Air India PR person pointing out that using the word ‘bomb’ in conjunction with ‘flight’ does not do much for passenger confidence.
Probably nothing more suspicious than an Air India PR person pointing out that using the word ‘bomb’ in conjunction with ‘flight’ does not do much for passenger confidence.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...-bomb-11667010
NEW DELHI/LONDON: An Air India passenger plane flying to the United States was escorted by British fighter jets to land in London on Thursday (Jun 27) after what an official at the airline later said was a hoax bomb threat.
Air India said flight AI 191 from Mumbai to Newark had made a precautionary landing at London Stansted Airport after a hoax telephone call was made to Mumbai airport.The official told Reuters there was no security threat.
Britain scrambled Typhoon fighters at supersonic speed to intercept the Boeing 777-337 and safely escorted it to Stansted, which briefly closed its runway.
The Air India plane was directed to an isolated stand with police in attendance.
"An Air India Boeing 777 diverted into London Stansted Airport at approximately 1015 and landed safely with Essex Police in attendance. It is parked on an isolated stand away from the normal airport operations," the airport said."Our runway has now re-opened and is fully operational following a precautionary landing of Air India flight," it said.
British police said officers were making enquiries.
Source: Reuters/na
Air India said flight AI 191 from Mumbai to Newark had made a precautionary landing at London Stansted Airport after a hoax telephone call was made to Mumbai airport.The official told Reuters there was no security threat.
Britain scrambled Typhoon fighters at supersonic speed to intercept the Boeing 777-337 and safely escorted it to Stansted, which briefly closed its runway.
The Air India plane was directed to an isolated stand with police in attendance.
"An Air India Boeing 777 diverted into London Stansted Airport at approximately 1015 and landed safely with Essex Police in attendance. It is parked on an isolated stand away from the normal airport operations," the airport said."Our runway has now re-opened and is fully operational following a precautionary landing of Air India flight," it said.
British police said officers were making enquiries.
Source: Reuters/na
For reasons that are probably best not discussed here, Stansted is the nominated airfield for security-related diversions (see also the Jet2 incident a few days ago).
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