Air India tweeted that a Boeing 777 headed for Newark Airport made a 'precautionary landing at London Stansted Airport due to bomb threat.'
An Air India flight from Mumbai to New York made an emergency landing in London Thursday after the airline said a bomb threat was made. The airline tweeted about a bomb threat, but deleted the tweet soon after. The BBC reports that Air India later described the incident as a"security threat." The Royal Air Force confirmed that Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the flight to the ground, according to LBC. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
An Air India flight from Mumbai to New York made an emergency landing in London Thursday after the airline said a bomb threat was made. The airline tweeted about a bomb threat, but deleted the tweet soon after. The BBC reports that Air India later described the incident as a"security threat." The Royal Air Force confirmed that Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the flight to the ground, according to LBC. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
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