An Air India spokesperson confirmed it had reported a "bomb threat" but the "aircraft landed safely at Heathrow Airport and all passengers and crew have disembarked". Audio of the passenger jet's crew alerting air traffic control to the potential threat was recorded by a Dutch plane spotter.

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.

Sonic boom heard as RAF Typhoon fighters scrambled to Heathrow-bound flight after 'bomb threat' - A sonic boom was heard over parts of England as the fighters reached supersonic speeds

RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to escort a commercial flight into London Heathrow after yet another hoax bomb threat dogged Air India. The ‘sonic boom’ was heard over East Anglia as the jets escorted the flight. A bomb threat was received about one hour before the Mumbai to Heathrow flight was due to land.

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,

The captain of the plane could be heard telling air traffic control that the aircraft had a "suspected bomb" on board.

Germany's Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft were scrambled due to a flight of a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance plane in over the international waters of the Baltic Sea, the German Air Force said on Oct. 16.

A loud sonic boom was reported across Norfolk as the fighter jets raced to intercept the airliner. BBC Radio Norfolk listeners reported hearing a load bang at approximately 12.40 BST. One of them, Chris, said via WhatsApp: "The sonic boom scared the you-know-what out of me in Weasenham! The ground definitely shook."

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