A flight from Air India Company that went from Phuket to Nova Delhi had to return to the Thai tourist island due to a bomb threat, the company that manages the main airports in Thailand said on Friday.
Flight AI379 requested permission to return to the track after the discovery of a threatening message on board, the Thailand Aeroportos (AOT) said on the Facebook page of Phuket airport.
The Airbus A320 plane, which took off at 9:30 am (11:30 pm Brasilia, Thursday), returned to Phuket two hours later, after going around the Andaman Sea, according to the FlightTar24 monitoring site.
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The 156 aircraft passengers were removed following the emergency protocol, AOT said without more details.
The incident occurred a day after the accident of an Indian airline plane heading to London and fell shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad. The tragedy killed at least 265 people.
