Security alert on Air India flight; all passengers safely evacuated: Spokesperson

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A specific security alert was detected on Air India flight AI657 during a cruise from Mumbai to Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. All passengers and crew have been disembarked safely, said an Air India spokesperson.

The flight landed safely in Thiruvananthapuram and was parked in a remote bay for the mandatory checks by security agencies, the Air India spokesperson said.

“A specific security alert was detected on Air India flight AI657 during a cruise from Mumbai to Thiruvananthapuram on August 22. Crew carried out all the laid-down security drills keeping passenger safety as top priority. The flight has landed safely in Thiruvananthapuram and has been parked in a remote bay for the mandatory checks by security agencies. All passengers and crew disembarked safely. Air India accords top priority to the safety of its passengers and crew,” said the spokesperson.

#WATCH | Kerala: Visuals of the Air India flight AI657 which received a bomb threat today. The flight has landed safely at Thiruvananthapuram Airport and has been parked in a remote bay for the mandatory checks by security agencies. All passengers and crew disembarked safely. pic.twitter.com/547HWyPPrE

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According to a statement from the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, “AI 657 (BOM-TRV) reported a bomb threat at 0730 hours on August 22, 2024. A full emergency was declared at TRV Airport at 0736 hours. The aircraft landed safely. It is now parked at the isolation bay where the evacuation process began. There has been no impact on life. Airport operations are currently uninterrupted”.

Further investigation into the matter is under way. (ANI)