Vistara's London-Delhi Flight Lands Safely After Staff Discovers Bomb Threat Message In Plane's Washroom

<p>A Vistara aircraft flying from London to Delhi received a bomb threat on Wednesday and the plane landed safely at the airport in the national capital, according to sources.</p> <p>The sources said that a piece of paper with the message about a bomb onboard the plane was found in one of the lavatories and the relevant authorities were immediately informed.</p> <p>There were nearly 290 passengers in the aircraft, they added.</p> <p>An airline spokesperson said a security concern was noted by its staff operating the flight UK 018 while it was coming from London to the national capital.</p> <p>In line with the protocol, the relevant authorities were immediately informed and the aircraft was taken to the isolation bay for mandatory checks, after landing safely at the Delhi airport.</p> <p>"We fully cooperated with the relevant authorities in completing the necessary security checks," the spokesperson said in a statement.</p> <p>The number of people in the flight that was operated with a Boeing 787 aircraft could not be immediately ascertained.&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)</strong></em></p>

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