Royal Air Force fighter jets were scrambled above the UK to intercept an Air India plane bound for Heathrow after the flight reported a bomb on board the plane.

The RAF has sent Typhoon fighter jets to intercept an Indian flight heading into London’s Heathrow Airport after it declared a ‘bomb threat’. An Air India flight from Mumbai declared an emergency earlier this afternoon.

Fighter jets made an 'uneventful interception' and the passenger was released to continue to London, said the RAF. | ITV News Anglia

A 'sonic boom' has been heard over Norfolk after an RAF Typhoon raced to intercept a Heathrow-bound flight following a 'bomb threat' on board.

RAF fighters were scrambled to a flight to Heathrow today after a suspected ‘bomb threat’. The Royal Air Force scrambled RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft on Thursday, with a ‘sonic boom’ heard over Norfolk as the jets reached supersonic speeds.

Following an uneventful interception the aircraft was released to continue to its original destination under the direction of civilian air traffic control

The Royal Air Force on Thursday scrambled a Typhoon fighter jet to intercept an Air India aircraft that received a bomb threat and the plane later landed safely in London. The bomb threat was received for the Air India plane from Mumbai to London,

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London: An Air India flight from Mumbai to London declared an emergency onboard after receiving a bomb threat. The incident took place at around 12:05 pm (local time) when it was flying over London almost an hour before landing,

An Air India flight from Mumbai to London declared an emergency on Thursday after issuing a 'squawking 7700' signal.

RAF jets appear to have been 'scrambled' following the suspected bomb on board Flight AIC129 from Mumbai as it approaches Heathrow.