《新闻摘要》
今日,一架从泰国普吉飞往新德里的印度航空AI379航班在起飞后收到炸弹威胁信息,被迫紧急返航并安全降落普吉岛。156名乘客已安全撤离,未发现爆炸装置。此事件发生在印度航空前一日空难造成240多人死亡之后,引发广泛关注。目前警方仍在调查威胁来源。
BANGKOK:An Air India flight from Phuket in Thailand to Indias capital New Delhi received an onboard bomb threat on Friday (Jun 13) and made an emergency landing on the island, airport authorities said.
曼谷消息:机场当局表示,6月13日(周五),一架从泰国普吉飞往印度首都新德里的印度航空航班在机上接到炸弹威胁后,在普吉岛紧急迫降。
All 156 passengers on flight AI 379 were escorted safely from the plane. No suspicious devices were found and there was no disruption to airport operations, authorities said.
AI 379航班上的156名乘客全部安全撤离飞机。官方称,并未发现可疑装置,机场运营也未受到影响。
The incident occurred after a message with a bomb threat was found in one of the planes lavatories after takeoff, Phuket Airport general manager Monchai Tanode told a press conference.
普吉机场总经理Monchai Tanode在新闻发布会上表示,飞机起飞后,在厕所中发现了一张包含炸弹威胁的信息。
"Police took suspects for questioning but could not clearly say who wrote the note," he said.
他说:“警方已经带走嫌疑人进行讯问,但仍无法确定是谁写下这张纸条。”
Air India official Debasish Choudhury said there were initially three suspects and all had been cleared.
印度航空官员Debasish Choudhury表示,最初有三名嫌疑人,目前都已排除嫌疑。
The aircraft took off from Phuket airport bound for the Indian capital at 9.30am (10.30am, Singapore time) on Friday, but made a wide loop around the Andaman Sea and landed back on the southern Thai island, according to flight tracker Flightradar24.
根据航班追踪网站Flightradar24,该航班于周五上午9:30(新加坡时间10:30)从普吉机场起飞,原定飞往新德里,但在安达曼海上空盘旋后又降落回了泰国南部的普吉岛。
According to photos on social media, AI379 is badged with the logo of Indian carrier Vistara. Vistara planes have been operated by Air India since their merger in 2024 following a key Indian government approval.
从社交媒体上的照片来看,AI379航班上带有印度航空旗下品牌Vistara的标志。自2024年获得印度政府关键批准后,Vistara的飞机已由印度航空统一运营。
The incident follows the crash of an Air India flight in Ahmedabad on Thursday shortly after takeoff, in which more than 240 people were killed.
此次事件发生在印度航空另一架航班于周四在艾哈迈达巴德起飞后不久坠毁之后,该事故造成240多人遇难。
Authorities have not found a bomb on the plane after a preliminary search, said the official.
官方表示,经过初步搜查后,尚未在飞机上发现炸弹。
A bomb threat note, however, was found. The passenger who found it is being questioned, he added.
但确实发现了一张炸弹威胁纸条。他补充说,发现纸条的乘客正在接受讯问。
Indian airlines and airports were inundated with hoax bomb threats last year, with nearly 1,000 hoax calls and messages received in the first 10 months, nearly 10 times that of 2023.
去年,印度的航空公司和机场收到了大量虚假炸弹威胁,在前十个月内共收到将近1000起虚假电话和信息,是2023年数量的近十倍。
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