By Geoffrey Thomas
Published Sat Oct 19, 2024
An Air New Zealand Airbus A320 flight from Wellington to Sydeny has been the subject of a bomb hoax.
The flight with 140 passengers has landed safely and has taxied to the gate after holding for 90 minutes on a taxiway.
The aircraft is ZK-NHD and the flight numbers is 247.
Air New Zealand is yet to comment and we will bring you that as soon as it is available.
It has been a shocking week for bomb hoaxes.
According to India’s NDTV three flights received bomb threats in less than 24 hours, adding to a long list (35) of hoax calls airlines have received this week, triggering an unprecedented security scare.
It reports that “a London-bound Vistara flight from Delhi (UK17) was diverted to Frankfurt, Germany, after a bomb threat. A Jaipur-Dubai Air India Express flight (IX 196) was given a threat, which turned out to be fake. Meanwhile, an Akasa Air flight (QP 1366) from Bengaluru to Mumbai also got a bomb threat shortly before departure.
“The bomb threat to the Dubai-Jaipur Air India Express flight forced a delay in taking off the Jaipur-Dubai (IX 195) flight from the airport. The take-off was scheduled for 6:10 am today, but it left for Dubai at 7:45. The flight is on its way to its destination. Meanwhile, the Vistara flight which was diverted to Frankfurt, later took off for London.
"Vistara flight UK17 operating from Delhi to London on October 18, 2024, received a security threat on social media. In line with the protocol, all relevant authorities were immediately informed and as a precautionary measure, the pilots decided to divert the flight to Frankfurt," the spokesperson reported to NDTV.
Developing story….more to come
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