The flight, AI119, was on its way to New York (JFK) when a potential security threat was discovered mid-flight. Following the necessary safety protocols, the plane returned and safely landed in Mumbai at 10:25 AM local time.
Jagdish Uikey, 35, from Gondia, a Maoist-affected district in Maharashtra, has been regularly sending hoax emails about bombs aboard Indian flights and at PMO for months.
3 private hotels in the Leela Mahal, Kapila Theertham, and Alipiri regions received threats via email on Thursday evening. The menacing email's subject line read: "Pak ISI to activate Improvised EDs in listed hotels, Evacuated by 11 pm! TN CM involved."
After a series of hoax bomb threats received by all Indian airlines in the last four days, the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) held a meeting of the airlines on Saturday
Multiple flights were disrupted on 15th October due to hoax bomb threats, coinciding with the death anniversary of Khalistani terrorist Talwinder Singh Parmar.