Hundreds of Air India passengers caught a flight with the Royal Canadian Air Force after the Boeing 777 they were on was diverted due to an apparent bomb threat.
Tuesday’s Flight AI127 from Delhi to Chicago had just flown over Greenland when it changed course toward Iqaluit, per Flightradar24.
Iqaluit is a remote town in Canada’s far north and the capital of the Nunavut territory. On Tuesday, temperatures peaked at 37 degrees Fahrenheit and were below zero at times.
In a statement posted on social media, Air India said the flight was “the subject of a security threat posted online.”
According to an X post from Canada’s Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Harjit Sajjan, the flight was subject to a “bomb threat.” Sajjan added that 211 passengers were on the flight.
One passenger who was scheduled to take a different flight out of Iqaluit on Tuesday shared pictures of the plane and what appeared to …