2 IndiGo flights receive bomb threat calls, makes emergency landing in Lucknow
New Delhi, February 20: Two IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-2051 from Mumbai to Delhi and another flight IndiGo 6E 6191 operating from Delhi to Deogarh received a hoax bomb threat call on Monday.
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As the airlines received bomb threat call, security agencies rushed for all the necessary checks and followed all necessary security protocols.
As per the statement by IndiGo Airlines, "As per protocol, the aircraft was taken to a remote bay for search by the security agencies on arrival at Delhi airport. The passengers left the airport after all the necessary security protocols were followed. IndiGo is following the rules of the security agencies in the investigation. We regret the inconvenience caused to the passengers."
Meanwhile, the second flight was diverted to Lucknow after the flight received bomb threat.
All necessary security protocols were followed and the aircraft was cleared for takeoff, an indigo statement issued said.
The CCSIA Spokesperson stated that, "Indigo flight 6E-6191 flying from Delhi to Deogarh got diverted to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, due to security reasons. The flight landed safely at CCSIA at 12:20 pm and was taken to the isolation bay,"
"The airport security followed necessary checks to verify the threat and after proper investigation, the threat turned out to be a hoax and the aircraft was released for the onward journey at 14:55," the spokesperson added.
Earlier also IndiGo Airlines received a bomb threat call for its flight 6E-65 on board from Chennai to Dubai in 2022.
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- ANI
