Day after Ahmedabad crash, Air India flight makes emergency landing in Thailand due to...

An Air India flight from Thailand's Phuket to New Delhi received a bomb threat on Friday and made an emergency landing on the island, according to airport authorities cited by Reuters news agency. The Air India flight AI 379 took off from Phuket at 9.30 and was on its way to New Delhi before it was diverted.

The flight has now landed back at the Phuket International Airport. According to the airport's Facebook page, it is following its bomb threat protocol as stated in the Airport Contingency Plan (ACP).

This comes day after an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating as flight AI 171, bound for London, carrying 242 people onboard, took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. However moments later, it crashed into the hotel mess of BJ Medical College, just after its take-off.

The exact cause of crash is unknown and the investigation has started.  The aircraft was piloted by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a Line Training Captain with 8,200 hours of flying experience, assisted by First Officer Clive Kundar, who had 1,100 flying hours experience. 

The Tata Group has announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore for the families of each person who lost their lives in the crash.  N Chandrasekaran, the chairman of both Air India and Tata Sons, said in a statement, "We are deeply anguished by the tragic event involving Air India Flight 171. No words can adequately express the grief we feel at this moment. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families who have lost their loved ones, and with those who have been injured. We remain steadfast in standing with the affected families and communities during this unimaginable time."