Air India security threat: Ammunition cartridge found in seat pocket of Dubai-bound flight no AI916

New Delhi: Ammunition cartridges were discovered contained in the pocket of a seat on Air India flight AI916, which had traveled from Dubai to New Delhi, in step with an Air India spokesperson on Saturday. The flight landed at New Delhi Airport on October 27, and all passengers disembarked safely. As a result of the this fact, Air India filed a complaint with the Airport Police, strictly following the established security protocols. “One ammunition cartridge changed into found contained in the pocket of a seat of our flight AI916 after it had landed from Dubai at Delhi on 27 October 2024 and all passengers had safely disembarked. A complaint changed into without delay lodged with the Airport Police by Air India strictly adhering to the laid down security protocols,” news agency ANI stated an Air India Spokesperson as saying.

Earlier, Air India flight AI 216, which changed into scheduled to return to New Delhi on Monday, received a bomb threat. This marks the second hoax call received by Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport within per week, as confirmed by officials to ANI. The flight landed at Tribhuvan International Airport at 2:Forty one PM (Nepal Same old Time) on Monday, prompting authorities to activate emergency protocols.

Kiran Bajracharya, AIG at the Valley Police Place of business in Ranipokhari, told ANI that no suspicious items or explosives were found on board the aircraft. The plane is now preparing for departure after following the necessary procedures.

The Nepal Army bomb squad and the Nepal Police Canine division all of a sudden conducted a in search of for any potential explosives in a secure area of the airport. After over four hours of investigation, the threat changed into determined to be a hoax, as no suspicious objects were discovered.

“In keeping with protocol, no dangerous objects were found the entire way through the protection checks, and the situation at the airport is currently normal. That is the second hoax call within per week,” confirmed Gyanendra Bhul, an information officer at the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, in a phone conversation with ANI.

(With ANI inputs)