An Air India flight had to make an emergency landing following reports of a bomb threat one day after hundreds died in a fatal crash involving one of the airline's planes.

An Air India flight has been diverted due to a reported bomb threat just hours after one of its planes was in a fatal crash. Flight AI379 was diverted back to an airport in the southern island of Phuket, Thailand, after departing for Delhi, due to reports of a bomb threat this morning.

An Air India flight bound for New Delhi successfully departed Phuket International Airport on Friday afternoon after authorities conducted a thorough security investigation following a bomb threat