An Air India Flight carrying 327 passengers from Newark to Mumbai was forced to make a "precautionary" landing after the airline received an emailed bomb threat. RAF Typhoon fighter jets, which were authorised to fly at supersonic speed, escorted the plane to an isolated area of Stansted airport. Air India tweeted about the scare, before deleting the message and confirming to Reuters it had been a hoax.
An Air India Flight carrying 327 passengers from Mumbai to Newark was forced to make a "precautionary" landing after the airline received an emailed bomb threat. RAF Typhoon fighter jets, which were authorised to fly at supersonic speed, escorted the plane to an isolated area of Stansted airport. Air India tweeted about the scare, before deleting the message and confirming to Reuters it had been a hoax.