‘Full emergency’ at Thiruvananthapuram airport after bomb threat on Air India flight from Mumbai

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THIRUVANTHAPURAM: A full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Thursday following a bomb threat on an Air India flight from Mumbai, airport sources said.

The flight landed at the airport around 8 am and was moved to an isolation bay, they said.

Passengers are being evacuated from the flight, they said.

The bomb threat was communicated by the pilot as the aircraft approached the Thiruvananthapuram airport, sources said.

There were 135 passengers on board, they said, adding that details on the origin of the threat and other information are awaited.