God works in mysterious ways..

I was supposed to be on that plane flying back from costa rica…

I would’ve peed my pants.. :-)

Luckily thebabysitter took leave and went on holiday and I had to cancel my  trip.

 

Flight lands in city after bomb scare

 

KOLKATA: A Singapore Airlines flight carrying 250 passengers and 15 crew members made an emergency landing at Kolkata airport at 11.39 pm on Sunday, following a bomb threat mid-air. The Houston-Moscow-Singapore flight was in its second leg when the incident occurred.

The plane was somewhere over Amritsar when the captain was informed about a threat that there was a bomb on board. The pilot immediately contacted air traffic control at Delhi airport.

However, the Delhi ATC denied permission to land and directed the flight to Kolkata as a notice to airmen (NOTAM) had been enforced, disallowing any unscheduled stopovers in the capital in view of the Commonwealth Games. Sources said the NOTAM had been issued to ensure that there was no panic among foreign participants and delegates at CWG due to such situations.

The aircraft then proceeded towards Kolkata and contacted the ATC here for permission to land. Airport officials said permission was granted and Singapore Airlines staff in the city were alerted and asked to prepare for evacuating passengers from the aircraft. As there was no Singapore Airlines flight from the city on Sunday, the staff had to rush to the airport on getting the alert.

Arrangements were made for the aircraft to be parked in an isolation bay after landing. This was done to ensure that if the threat proved to be true, other aircraft parked during the night were not affected.

As soon as the aircraft landed, it was taken to the isolation bay. Passengers were promptly deplaned and the bomb detection and disposal squad was pressed into service. Till reports last came in, no suspicious objects had been found.



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