London/Mumbai:

The Royal Air Pressure on Thursday scrambled a Hurricane fighter jet to intercept an Air India plane that acquired a bomb risk and the airplane later landed safely in London.

The bomb risk was acquired for the Air India airplane from Mumbai to London, an airline official stated.

“We are able to verify that RAF Fast Response Alert Hurricane fighter plane from RAF Coningsby have been launched this afternoon, to analyze a civilian plane,” a Royal Air Pressure spokesperson stated.

Following an uneventful interception the plane was launched to proceed to its unique vacation spot beneath the path of civilian air site visitors management, the spokesperson stated.

Additional, the spokesperson stated the incident is now being dealt with beneath the management of civilian authorities.

The airline official stated the flight landed safely at London Heathrow Airport.

A loud sonic growth was heard within the East Anglia area of England because the jets have been scrambled, authorised to transit at supersonic pace for operational causes.

“Police can verify a loud noise heard by residents within the county was a sonic growth attributable to RAF plane this afternoon (17 October) and was not an explosion,” Norfolk Police stated in an announcement. 

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