Several international flights operated by Air India and IndiGo were the subject of threats on social media on Monday
A flight from Mumbai to New York carrying 239 passengers was grounded on Monday and two other flights were delayed after several bomb threats were made on social media.
The airport in India’s financial capital received a message on X (formerly Twitter) in the early hours of Monday regarding a bomb on Air India flight AI119 from Mumbai to JFK in New York. The message was conveyed to security agencies in Delhi, Indian media reported.
The flight took off around 2am but was redirected to Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, where it was grounded on instructions from the federal government’s security regulatory committee. “Standard safety protocols are being diligently followed to ensure the safety of the passengers and crew on board,” said a police official quoted by news agency PTI.
Hours later, two international…