London: An Air India passenger plane flying to the United States has been escorted by British fighter jets to land in London on Thursday after a bomb threat.
Air India on Thursday said flight AI 191 from Mumbai to Newark had made a precautionary landing at London Stansted Airport “due to bomb threat.”
Britain scrambled Typhoon fighters at supersonic speed to intercept the Boeing 777-337 and safely escorted it to Stansted.
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Essex police also said there had been a security alert, according to The Associated Press.
The airport said its runway has reopened and the Air India flight was at an isolated stand with police in attendance.
