Afghanistan denies entry to Frankfurt-bound Vistara plane following bomb threat, flight returns to D…

A Frankfurt-bound Vistara flight had to return to its origin in Delhi on Sunday after Afghanistan banned it from using its airspace due to a bomb threat. The Delhi-Frankfurt flight UK25 was operated with a Boeing 787 aircraft and had more than 240 people onboard.

The flight received a bomb threat, which was classified as “non-specific” and it was decided that the flight would continue its journey to Frankfurt. Besides the Vistara flight, six Bengaluru-bound flights operated by an Indian…