Delhi-Hyderabad Vistara flight diverted to Jaipur after medical emergency

The ailing passenger was taken to a hospital in Jaipur while the remaining passengers awaited departure for Hyderabad.

In Short

• Delhi-Hyderabad flight made emergency landing in Jaipur
• Ailing passenger taken to Jaipur hospital
• Flight expected to continue to Hyderabad soon

A Vistara Airlines flight from Delhi to Hyderabad was diverted to Jaipur on Friday due to a medical emergency, officials said.

Flight UK-829 landed in Jaipur at around 8.30 am, and the ailing passenger was immediately transferred to a nearby private hospital.

The remaining passengers stayed onboard at Jaipur airport, and the flight is expected to depart for Hyderabad shortly, officials added.

"Flight UK829 from Delhi to Hyderabad (DEL-HYD) has been diverted to Jaipur (JAI) and is expected to arrive in Jaipur at 0830 hrs. Please stay tuned for further updates," the airline tweeted at around 8 am, later updating that the flight is expected to arrive in Hyderabad at around 11.30 am.

Meanwhile, several Indian carriers continued to receive hoax bomb threats on Thursday as well. In just over a week, more than 170 flights operated by Indian carriers have received such threats. The Delhi Police have registered eight separate FIRs in connection with these hoax messages.

The first case was registered on October 16 following a bomb threat received via X, targeting a Bengaluru-bound Akasa Air flight. Since then, several such incidents have been reported, causing significant disruptions to air traffic due to delays and diversions. The affected flights include services from Akasa, Air India, IndiGo, and Vistara, among others.

The police have written to social media platforms and virtual private network (VPN) service providers, and various teams from the Delhi Police's cyber cell are monitoring social media platforms, officials said.

Meanwhile, the government is planning legislative actions to address bomb threats to airlines, including placing perpetrators on the no-fly list. Amendments are being proposed to the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation Act (SUASCA), 1982, allowing perpetrators to be arrested and a probe to be initiated without a court order when an aircraft is on the ground.

Additionally, changes are being considered to aircraft security rules to ensure stricter punishment for those responsible for bomb threats to flights.