<p>Kochi: A London-bound Air India flight received a bomb threat on Tuesday but it turned out to be a hoax and a 29 year-old man suspected of making the threatening call has been apprehended here by authorities, an official said.</p><p>Security personnel conducted extensive checks on the aircraft and found no danger, allowing the flight to proceed as planned, a Cochin International Airport spokesperson said in a statement here.</p><p>According to him, a bomb threat call was received by the Air India call center in Mumbai early on Tuesday for flight AI 149, scheduled to fly from Cochin to London Gatwick.</p><p>The alert was promptly communicated to Air India here and the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) at 1.22 AM.</p>.Nagpur airport gets bomb threat email; nothing suspicious found after search. <p>Following established protocols, a Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) was immediately convened at CIAL.</p><p>The threat was assessed and declared specific.</p><p>Following this, thorough security checks were conducted by the Airport Security Group (ASG-CISF), airline security personnel, and inline baggage screening systems.</p><p>In accordance with the recommendations from the Cochin Airport BTAC, the aircraft was moved to an isolated aircraft parking point, and comprehensive security measures were undertaken.</p><p>The aircraft was thoroughly checked and subsequently cleared for flight.</p><p>The check-in process for AI 149 was completed by 10:30 am. The flight left for its destination at 1.25 PM.</p><p>It was originally scheduled to depart at 11.50 AM on Tuesday.</p><p>Efforts were made to identify the caller who reported the threat to the Mumbai call center.</p><p>Investigations revealed the call was made by Suhaib (29), a native of Kondotty in Malappuram district, who was scheduled to travel to London on the AI 149 flight.</p><p>Suhaib, along with his wife and daughter, was intercepted by ASG at Cochin Airport's international departure terminal during check-in.</p><p>"He has since been handed over to the police for further questioning and legal action," the spokesperson said in a statement.</p>
<p>Kochi: A London-bound Air India flight received a bomb threat on Tuesday but it turned out to be a hoax and a 29 year-old man suspected of making the threatening call has been apprehended here by authorities, an official said.</p><p>Security personnel conducted extensive checks on the aircraft and found no danger, allowing the flight to proceed as planned, a Cochin International Airport spokesperson said in a statement here.</p><p>According to him, a bomb threat call was received by the Air India call center in Mumbai early on Tuesday for flight AI 149, scheduled to fly from Cochin to London Gatwick.</p><p>The alert was promptly communicated to Air India here and the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) at 1.22 AM.</p>.Nagpur airport gets bomb threat email; nothing suspicious found after search. <p>Following established protocols, a Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) was immediately convened at CIAL.</p><p>The threat was assessed and declared specific.</p><p>Following this, thorough security checks were conducted by the Airport Security Group (ASG-CISF), airline security personnel, and inline baggage screening systems.</p><p>In accordance with the recommendations from the Cochin Airport BTAC, the aircraft was moved to an isolated aircraft parking point, and comprehensive security measures were undertaken.</p><p>The aircraft was thoroughly checked and subsequently cleared for flight.</p><p>The check-in process for AI 149 was completed by 10:30 am. The flight left for its destination at 1.25 PM.</p><p>It was originally scheduled to depart at 11.50 AM on Tuesday.</p><p>Efforts were made to identify the caller who reported the threat to the Mumbai call center.</p><p>Investigations revealed the call was made by Suhaib (29), a native of Kondotty in Malappuram district, who was scheduled to travel to London on the AI 149 flight.</p><p>Suhaib, along with his wife and daughter, was intercepted by ASG at Cochin Airport's international departure terminal during check-in.</p><p>"He has since been handed over to the police for further questioning and legal action," the spokesperson said in a statement.</p>