An Air India flight from Thailand to New Delhi made an emergency landing in Phuket on Friday after a bomb threat.
According to an official associated with the Airports of Thailand, passengers onboard flight AI 379 were safely evacuated, in line with emergency plans.
The number of passengers on the flight was not immediately known.
Air India officials said there was a security alert on the flight, after which it landed on an emergency.
The aircraft took off from Phuket airport and was bound for New Delhi at 9.30 am (0230 GMT) on Friday, but made a wide loop around the Andaman Sea and landed back on the southern Thai island, according to flight tracker Flightradar24.
The development comes a day after the deadly Air India plane crash near the Ahmedabad


