An Air India flight headed from Phuket to New Delhi was forced to make an emergency landing in Thailand on Friday, June 13, 2025.
Airport authorities who spoke to Reuters said the plane landed after receiving a bomb threat.
The flight, AI 379, had 156 passengers on board.
Airports of Thailand (AOT) officials said all passengers were safely evacuated from the aircraft after it returned to Phuket following emergency protocols.
“All 156 passengers on flight AI 379 had been escorted from the plane, in line with emergency plans,” the official said.
According to flight tracker Flightradar24, the aircraft took off from Phuket airport bound for the Indian capital at 9.30 a.m.
However, it made a wide loop around the Andaman Sea and landed back on the southern Thai island.
The aircraft, a Boeing 737, spent a significant amount of time circling over the Andaman Sea before turning.
Thai authorities conducted a thorough preliminary search of the aircraft upon its return.
“Authorities have not found a bomb on Air India aircraft after a preliminary search,” an airport official said.
AOT did not provide details on the bomb threat, and Air India has responded to the reports.
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The incident follows the crash of an Air India plane heading to the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday, June 12.
The flight, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed in Ahmedabad, India.
It was carrying 242 people, including 230 passengers and 12 crew members.
Of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, 1 Canadian national and while 7 Portuguese nationals.
Air India confirmed the incident in a statement on its official X platform.
“Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad–London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025. At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest,” Air India said.
Footage from the scene showed thick black smoke filling the area.
Survivor Narrates Ordeal
One passenger, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, survived the tragic plane crash.
The British national was seated in 11A and was in India to visit family along with his brother, Ajay Kumar Ramesh, 45.
Vishwash shared an account of the incident from how he woke up and was put in an ambulance.
“When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me. Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital,” he said.
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