Air India flight makes emergency landing in Thailand after bomb threat, Phuket airport says
BANGKOK: An Air India flight from the Thai island of Phuket headed to Delhi requested an emergency landing on Friday after a bomb threat was received on board, Phuket's airport said,
Flight AI 379 had landed and the airport was proceeding with emergency plans, an official told Reuters.
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