Security Alert: Bengaluru-Bound Akasa Flight Returns To Delhi

After receiving security alert, an Akasa Air flight, QP 1335, which was flying from Delhi to Bengaluru returned to Indira Gandhi International airport Delhi. The flight, which took from Delhi, carrying 174 passengers, 3 infants and 7 crew members on board, received a security alert, as per an airline official and an Emergency Response teams was monitoring the situation and had advised the pilot to divert the flight to Indira Gandhi International Airport with abundant precaution. Reports said the flight had a safe landing in Delhi approximately at 14:00 hours.

“Akasa Air flight QP 1335, flying from Delhi to Bengaluru on October 16, 2024, and carrying 174 passengers, 3 infants and 7 crew members on board, received a security alert. The Akasa Air Emergency Response teams are monitoring the situation and have advised the pilot to divert the flight to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi with abundant precaution. The Captain is following all required emergency procedures for a safe landing in Delhi and the estimated time of arrival is approximately 14:00 hrs,” an earlier statement from an Akasa Air Spokesperson read.