Singapore Airline's Mumbai-Singapore flight receives bomb threat

New Delhi: A Singapore Airlines flight heading from Mumbai to Singapore with 263 passengers on board Tuesday received a bomb threat, the carrier said.

However, the flight landed safely at Singapore’s Changi International Airport on Tuesday morning around 8 am local time, the airline added.

“There were 263 passengers on board. We are assisting the authorities with their investigations and regret that we are unable to provide further details,” a statement issued by the airline said.

The flight had departed from Mumbai airport around 11.50 am on Monday.