Hyderabad-bound Lufthansa flight returns to Frankfurt over bomb threat
The letter was received by the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport targeting the Lufthansa flight
By Newsmeter Network
Hyderabad: Lufthansa LH 752 flight from Frankfurt to Hyderabad returned to Germany due to a bomb threat on Monday, the Hyderabad Airport said in a statement.
The airport said a bomb threat email targeting Lufthansa flight LH 752 was received at the Hyderabad airport at 6:01 pm on June 15 (Sunday). A bomb threat assessment committee was formed, and all procedures were followed as per SOP. In the interest of safety, the airline was advised to divert back to the origin airport or the nearest suitable airport.
The letter was received by the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport targeting the Lufthansa flight. The local airport police have taken cognisance and are investigating the letter.
The flight was from Frankfurt to Hyderabad, scheduled for early Monday morning.
In a public statement, a Lufthansa Airlines spokesperson said, āOut of an abundance of caution, Lufthansa flight LH752 from Frankfurt to Hyderabad returned to its point of departure after authorities were made aware of a bomb threat posted on social media.ā
Spree of mid-air emergencies
Two more separate incidents regarding aircraft emergencies have taken place. The first one involves an Air India flight AI315 on its way from Hong Kong to Delhi. It was forced to return to its origin airport after the pilot detected a technical issue.
According to the latest reports, in the second aircraft incident, the pilot of an Air India flight carrying 168 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing in Delhi after the aircraft developed a technical snag immediately after take-off from Delhi to Vadodara on Sunday evening.
The spree of aviation delays and technical snags came after the devastating crash on June 12. An Air India flight 171 (Boeing 787 - a Dreamliner) from Ahmedabad to London-Gatwick crashed just after take-off.
Two hundred forty-one of 242 people, including the cabin crew on board, were killed in the crash. A passenger miraculously survived. Several people on the ground, including doctors, lost their lives in the crash.
Though the investigation is on, experts in the field have attributed the cause to a possible engine failure, bird strike or a combination of training, maintenance or technology issues, and more.
The airline has decided to discontinue the use of flight number ā171ā as a mark of respect and in line with global aviation practice.
