Video: Passengers Being Evacuated After Bomb Threat, Emergency Landing Of Vistara Frankfurt Flight

Turkey: Passengers onboard the Mumbai-Frankfurt flight, which made a precautionary landing in Turkey after a bomb threat, were seen being evacuated at the Erzurum airport on Friday.

Vistara flight UK 27, operating from Mumbai to Frankfurt, was diverted to Turkey due to security concerns, the airline has said.

The flight was diverted after a threatening note was found in one of the toilets that read, “bomb on plane”, according to sources.

The aircraft safely landed at the Erzurum Airport, and as per the protocol, the relevant authorities were immediately alerted. 

Vistara fully cooperated with the security agencies to complete the mandatory security checks, the airline said in a statement.

According to reports, a passenger found a tissue paper in the Lavatory of the Mumbai-Frankfurt flight with a message "Bomb on Airplane" after which the passenger informed the cabin crew and subsequently the captain of the plane was informed.

After the bomb threat, the pilot made an emergency landing in Turkey. So far nothing suspicious has been found in the flight.

Speaking on Vistara flight's precautionary landing, Turkey's interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said, “Today, a piece of paper saying ‘there is a bomb on the plane’ was found in the toilet of the passenger plane VTI027 belonging to Vistara Airlines, which was flying from Mumbai to Frankfurt, and upon this notification, the plane made an emergency landing at our Erzurum Airport at around 16:30.”

“234 passengers and 13 crew members disembarked the aircraft without any problems. Search operations inside the aircraft continue with two bomb disposal experts and one search dog. Necessary measures were taken at the airport by AFAD, Fire, Health, Security, UMKE and DHMI Teams. Due to emergencies, landings and takeoffs are not allowed at Erzurum Airport until 21:00.”

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