• An Air India flight made an emergency landing in Phuket, Thailand, due to a bomb threat.
• All 156 passengers on board flight AI 379 were safely escorted off the plane.
• The aircraft was en route to New Delhi when the threat was received.
• This incident follows a deadly crash involving another Air India flight in Ahmedabad.
• Air India faced nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats last year.

An Air India flight from Phuket to New Delhi, flight AI 379, was forced to make an emergency landing in Thailand after receiving a bomb threat on board. Authorities reported that the plane took off at 9:30 AM local time, but returned shortly after to the Thai island, where all 156 passengers were safely escorted off the aircraft, according to Reuters, South China Morning Post, and Dawn.

This incident is particularly alarming as it follows a recent deadly crash of another Air India flight in Ahmedabad that resulted in over 240 fatalities. Despite the ongoing concerns regarding air safety, the Airports of Thailand (AOT) did not disclose specific details about the bomb threat itself. Air India has not yet responded to requests for comments regarding this event, according to South China Morning Post and Dawn.

The frequency of bomb threats against Indian airlines has surged, with nearly 1,000 hoax calls reported throughout last year, dramatically increasing the challenges faced by aviation authorities. These unsettling patterns raise further questions regarding passenger safety in the region, as noted by Reuters, South China Morning Post, and Dawn.