Flight UK25 from Delhi to Frankfurt, carrying over 240 passengers, was diverted back to Delhi due to a non-specific bomb threat after Afghanistan denied overflight permission. The aircraft landed safely at 1620 hours after circling in Pakistan airspace.

( MENAFN - Khaama Press) Indian media has reported that the Taliban denied passage through Afghanistan's airspace to a Vistara airlines flight due to a potential bomb threat. Sources told PTI on Sunday, October 20, that the aircraft, carrying 240 passengers, was flying from New Delhi to Frankfurt, Germany.

Vistara and Akasa Air faced security threats on twelve flights, activating emergency protocols to ensure safety. Both airlines coordinated with authorities to address threats effectively, keeping passenger and crew safety as a top priority while ensuring disruptions were minimized.

Vistara had reported receiving security threats for six of its flights, including UK25, amid a week that saw nearly 100 bomb threats targeting various flights, most of which were later determined to be hoaxes.

A Frankfurt-bound Vistara flight had to return to its origin in Delhi on Sunday after Afghanistan banned it from using its airspace due to a bomb threat. The Delhi-Frankfurt flight UK25 was operated with a Boeing 787 aircraft and had more than 240 people onboard.

The Civil Aviation Ministry plans to put in place strict norms to prevent incidents of hoax bomb threats to airlines, including placing the perpetrators in the no-fly list.

As many as six flights each of the IndiGo and Akasa Air received fresh bomb threats on Sunday amid a spate of hoaxes. Here are the details:

When Afghan airspace officials were notified of the 'non-specific' bomb threat, they refused permission for the Vistara flight to pass through

Afghanistan authorities on Sunday did not permit a Frankfurt-bound Vistara plane to use its airspace as there was a bomb threat, forcing the aircraft to return to Delhi, according to sources. A Vistara Airbus A320 passenger aircraft prepares for take-off.