Int'l flight makes emergency landing in Jaipur

Jaipur: A Lucknow-bound international flight from Dammam, Saudi Arabia, made an emergency landing at Jaipur International Airport on Tuesday evening around 6pm. The flight had 174 passengers along with eight crew members, according to airport officials. They said the flight was diverted due to a bomb threat.

"After an alert from the air traffic controller about a bomb threat on an international flight, the flight made an emergency landing at Jaipur airport and was parked at the isolation bay. All passengers were deboarded for security checks and search operations," said a senior official of Jaipur airport. TNN