Air India flight makes emergency landing in Thailand's Phuket

The aircraft landed safely and is undergoing mandatory security checks at Phuket International Airport, the official said told sources.

Passengers were escorted from the plane, flight AI 379, in line with emergency plans, an Airports of Thailand official said.

It was later reported that authorities have not found any bomb inside the flight after the preliminary search.

Thai airport officials were questioning the passenger who found the bomb threat note on the aircraft.

There were 156 passengers on the flight, and the bomb threat was received on board the plane, it said in a statement.

The aircraft took off from Phuket airport for the Indian capital at 9:30 AM local time on Friday, but made a wide loop around the Andaman Sea and landed back at the Thai island, according to flight tracker Flightradar24.

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.

AOT did not provide details on the bomb threat. Air India did not immediately respond to a request for comment.