Air India flight emergency landing in London: Bomb threat declared hoax

Air India flight makes an emergency landing in London's Stansted airport due to a bomb threat.

Air India 191 Mumbai-Newark flight has made a precautionary landing at London Stansted Airport due to a bomb threat. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/heSC3kUV2O

— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2019

There are also reports of a "loud blast" in the city, however, it is unclear if the sound is linked to the incident, according to a UK-based news platform Mirror.

On Twitter, there were reports of "massive explosion sounds".

Just heard what sounded like 3 massive explosion sounds round my way, everyone's looking around seeing if they can see owt, but nothing, strange.

— RICH 2.O (@bearycarey81) June 27, 2019

The Royal Air Force has confirmed that QRA Typhoons had been launched to escort the flight and their supersonic speed might have been the reason for "explosion sounds".

Update: The threat has been declared hoax by an Air India official. The plane is back in the air on its way towards Newar.

#UPDATE Reuters: Air India official says bomb threat on Mumbai-Newark flight was a hoax, plane back in the air https://t.co/EFyvx5rB4x

— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2019