An Air India spokesperson confirmed it had reported a "bomb threat" but the "aircraft landed safely at Heathrow Airport and all passengers and crew have disembarked". Audio of the passenger jet's crew alerting air traffic control to the potential threat was recorded by a Dutch plane spotter.

A plane with 147 people on board made an emergency landing in Germany over a bomb threat sent via X, police have said. The Indian carrier Vistara was already targeted in September by a bomb threat in a plane toilet.

According to flight tracker Flightradar24, the Air Indian Express plane took off from the Madurai airport at about 1.54pm local time and was due to land in Singapore at about 8.50pm. It only landed at 10.04pm after a delay of over an hour.

The captain of the plane could be heard telling air traffic control that the aircraft had a "suspected bomb" on board.

An Air New Zealand flight has landed safely at Sydney Airport following reports of a bomb threat on board. Passengers were not permitted to disembark the plane for at least a hour and a half, but have now been released.

At least 30 hoax threats were made on Saturday alone, and at least 20 more threats were made to different airlines on Sunday. India's IndiGo airline confirmed threats were made against six of its flights on Sunday.

More than 90 fake bomb threats have been made against flights operated by multiple Indian airlines this week, Indian media reported Sunday, sparking fear among passengers and global delays.

RAF jets appear to have been 'scrambled' following the suspected bomb on board Flight AIC129 from Mumbai as it approaches Heathrow.

On Tuesday, Singapore’s Air Force dispatched two fighter jets to escort an Air India Express plane following one such call. A Royal Air Force spokesperson said: ‘We can confirm that RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft from RAF Coningsby were launched this afternoon,