An Air India airlines jet in flight.Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

Air India passengers get a lift from RCAF after bomb scare forces landing in Nunavut

Airline thanked Royal Canadian Air Force for helping ferry the 211 passengers in social media post

· National Post

More than 200 Air India passengers should be on the ground in Chicago this morning after their flight was diverted to Nunavut due to a bomb threat.

The airline issued an update overnight via social media, thanking the Royal Canadian Air Force for helping ferry the 211 passengers of Flight 127 from India to their final destination.

Since Iqaluit was not equipped to house that many unexpected guests, Ottawa gave the green light to utilize military resources to help the waylaid travellers.

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