INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The management of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) announced that the emergency situation declared after the reported bomb scare on
nothing suspicious was found related to the reported bomb threat on the Vistara flight, the statement said.The management of Bandaranaike
International Airport (BIA) together with all relevant authorities adopted all precautionary and preventive measures on the reported
further said.Earlier today, an Indian passenger flight arriving from Mumbai had made an emergency landing at the Bandaranaike International
Airport (BIA) in Katunayake due to a bomb scare.All 96 passengers and 08 crew members of the flight were evacuated and a special search
Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited issued a statement regarding the matter confirming that there is no threat over the reported
bomb scare on the Vistara flight UK 131 (A320 Neo) from Mumbai to Colombo.It said that the management of Bandaranaike International Airport
(BIA) adopted all precautionary and preventive measures in response to a reported bomb scare on the Vistara flight from Mumbai to Colombo,
which was scheduled to arrive at 14:51 hrs at the BIA.A nonspecific call on a bomb threat had been reported to the captain of the flight 10
minutes before landing at BIA, the AASL said.After authorities were alerted about the threat, in line with the protocol, all relevant
passengers and 8 crew onboard landed safely at the airport at 14.49 hrs
All passengers were swiftly evacuated from the aircraft as a precautionary measure to the passenger terminal, and the safety of all
standard protocols established for such incidents and ensured the safety and security of all passengers and crew was of utmost priority, the
