Bomb threat forces Air India flight into emergency landing at Iqaluit airport
Global News
Air India Flight 127 made the emergency landing at 5:21 a.m. local time, with all 211 passengers and crew exiting the aircraft and relocating to Iqaluit International Airport.
An Air India flight en route from New Delhi to Chicago made an emergency landing in Iqaluit early Tuesday morning following what RCMP say was a bomb threat.
Air India Flight 127 made the landing at approximately 5:21 a.m. local time, with all 211 passengers and crew exiting the aircraft and relocating to Iqaluit International Airport.
Nunavut RCMP Cpl. George Henrie told Global News in an email that the police force was aware of a bomb threat made to the flight.
Henrie said the flight is grounded and won’t be allowed to fly until the bomb threat has been cleared.
The threat is under investigation, Henrie added, saying the RCMP is working with the Iqaluit airport authorities and the Canada Border Services Agency.
Police said they were not aware of any other flights being diverted to Canada or other Indian aircraft diverted elsewhere.
The Air India landing in Iqaluit came one day after Canada and India expelled diplomats amid escalating tensions over allegations of criminal targeting of opponents of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including Khalistani supporters who seek an independent Sikh state, on Canadian soil.
There’s no indication at this time who is behind the bomb threat.
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