RCMP say Air India Flight 127 was en route from New Delhi to Chicago, but landed instead at the Iqaluit International Airport at 5:21 a.m.
An Air India flight made an emergency landing this morning in Nunavut following a security threat posted online. RCMP say Air India Flight 127 was en route from New Delhi to Chicago, but landed instead at the Iqaluit International Airport at 5:21 a.m.
The police force says in a news release all 211 passengers and crew were relocated to the airport.
Air India says it and other airlines have been subject to `a number of threats'' in recent days, adding that all of them have later been found to be hoaxes.
The airline says the emergency landing was a precautionary measure and the aircraft and passengers are being re-screened.
Indian media reported Monday that another Air India flight from Mumbai to New York was rerouted to Delhi following a bomb threat online.