An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Jaipur, with 189 passengers on board, was affected on Saturday after a bomb threat was received by email, adding to a long list of hoax calls to Indian airlines over the past week.

An Air India Express flight IX-196 flying from Dubai to Jaipur, with 189 passengers onboard, received a bomb threat via email during the wee hours of Saturday. However, authorities have confirmed that nothing suspicious was found after the plane landed at the Jaipur International airport.

An Air India flight from Dubai to Jaipur landed safely after a bomb threat turned out to be a hoax. The plane was checked thoroughly and no suspicious items were found.