Vistara Flight from Mumbai to Frankfurt Makes Emergency Landing in Turkey Due to Unfounded Bomb Threat

Erzurum Governor Mustafa Ciftci announced that all search and examination activities have been completed, and the bomb threat was deemed to be unfounded. Consequently, the flight ban at Erzurum’s airport has been lifted, and an alternate flight from Mumbai, India, has been arranged for the stranded passengers to continue their journey.

A Vistara spokesperson had reported that flight UK27 from Mumbai to Frankfurt was diverted due to a security concern, ultimately landing at Erzurum at 4:30 p.m. local time. Shortly after, Ciftci informed reporters at the airport that all search and examination operations had been finished, confirming the bomb threat to be unfounded.

He assured that all flights coming or leaving from the province could now operate without restrictions. Vistara later updated that customers, crew, and the aircraft had been cleared by security agencies and all necessary checks had been conducted.

Additionally, the airline indicated that an alternate aircraft would be sent to Turkey to transport the passengers to Frankfurt by 12:25 p.m. local time on Saturday. The plane, carrying 247 passengers and crew, made an emergency landing in eastern Turkey on Friday following the discovery of a note in a lavatory reading “bomb on board.”

Turkish authorities initiated the emergency landing in response to this threat. The news story was published from a syndicated feed and has not been edited by NDTV staff.