{"id":168840,"date":"2024-10-16T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T12:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=168840"},"modified":"2024-10-16T15:15:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T15:15:36","slug":"singapore-fighter-jets-escort-air-india-flight-after-bomb-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2024\/10\/singapore-fighter-jets-escort-air-india-flight-after-bomb-threat.html","title":{"rendered":"Singapore fighter jets escort Air India flight after bomb threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Singapore&#8217;s air force mobilised two fighter jets late on Tuesday in response to a bomb threat on an <strong>Air India Express <\/strong>flight bound for the city-state, its defence minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two F-15SG jets scrambled and escorted flight AXB684 away from populated areas after the airline received an email that there was a bomb on board its plane, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ng said the plane was escorted and landed safely at Changi Airport at 10:04 p.m. on Tuesday, adding that Singapore&#8217;s ground based air defence systems and explosive disposal team were also activated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2024\/10\/air-india-to-buys-another-85-airbus-jets-may-add-boeing-jets.html\">Air India to buys another 85 Airbus jets, may add Boeing jets<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Once on the ground, the plane was handed to the airport police,&#8221; Ng said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police said &#8220;no threat items were found&#8221; on board the plane after completing security checks, adding that investigations were ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The police take security threats seriously and will not hesitate to take action against those who intentionally cause public alarm,&#8221; it said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On social media Air India said another of its flights bound for Chicago had landed in Canada as a precautionary measure on Tuesday following a security threat posted online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Air India notes that it, and other local airlines, have been subject to a number of threats in recent days. Though all have subsequently been found to be hoaxes, as a responsible airline operator all threats are taken seriously,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With information from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/singapore-fighter-jets-escort-air-india-flight-after-bomb-threat-2024-10-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-815d8787     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"509\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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