Aerospace
Bomb Threats In Iranian Flight Moving To China; IAF Jets Scrambled To Intercept
When flying above Indian airspace, a Mahan, Iran-based airline identified the bomb threat and immediately alerted Delhi ATC.
When flying above Indian airspace, a Mahan, Iran-based airline identified the bomb threat and immediately alerted Delhi ATC. Indian Air Force swindled the fighter jet to follow the aircraft for additional controls as soon as they received the information.
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Mahan Air pilots were instructed by Delhi ATC Airport to land aircraft in the Jaipur airport. They did so after briefly descending the aircraft, and the altitude was adjusted on the Flight Radar flight tracking website. However, Mahan Air continued to fly to Guangzhou, China, as its destination.
A bomb threat was received on board a Mahan Air Airbus A340 as it was flying over Indian airspace, coming from Tehran, Iran, and the Indian Air Force scrambled fighter fighters a short while ago. Up till it exited Indian airspace, the IAF fighters escorted the flight.
A Mahan Air flight, Tehran -> Guangzhou, received a bomb threat when flying over India. According to @ANI "Delhi ATC suggested the aircraft to go to Jaipur but the aircraft pilot refused & left Indian airspace"
Currently about 2h away from Guangzhou https://t.co/mk6FioNbBe pic.twitter.com/D3nUinv1Mu
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) October 3, 2022
The plane circled above Delhi’s airspace in preparation for landing, but the pilot ultimately elected to go on. Details are still a mystery, and only the truth will be revealed after the landing.
