Royal Air Force scrambled Typhoon jets to intercept and safely divert a bomb-threatened Air India flight on 17 Oct, causing a sonic boom over East Anglia.

On October 17, the Royal Air Force scrambled Typhoon jets to intercept an Air India flight from Mumbai to London after it received a bomb threat. The Boeing 777, which reported an emergency, was safely directed to land at Heathrow Airport. The incident, resulting in a sonic boom over East Anglia, is now under civilian authority. No injuries occurred, and the threat is believed to be part of a series of hoaxes targeting Indian carriers.

October 17, 2024
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