Mid-air scare! Air India's Delhi bound flight from Toronto gets bomb threat

A Delhi bound Air India flight from Toronto received a bomb threat on Thursday while it was mid-air, before it landed safely in the national capital.

The Delhi Police received a message about the threat at around 11.30 am when the flight was little over four hours away from Delhi, reported PTI quoting sources.

The flight AI188, operated with a Boeing 777 aircraft, was assessed by the the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) constituted at the Delhi airport. however, sources said that the threat was found ‘non-specific’. Also Read | IndiGo, AI Express bomb threats trigger alert at major airports including Delhi

Meanwhile, in a statement, the airline's spokesperson said that on board crew carried out all the laid down security drills, keeping passenger safety & security as top