Bomb Threat On Indigo Flight From Delhi To Varanasi: Passengers Evacuated, Aircraft Moved To Isolation Bay
New Delhi: A bomb threat was reported on an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Varanasi on Tuesday. Soon after the threat was received, the aircraft was moved to an isolation bay for investigation. News agency ANI reported that the aviation security and a bomb disposal team rushed to the spot and started investigation.
Note With Word Bomb Found In Aircraft’s Lavatory
The IndiGo crew before taking off found a note with the word “bomb” written on it in the aircraft’s lavatory, said an aviation security official who was on the spot.
A bomb threat was reported on an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Varanasi. The aircraft has been moved to an isolation bay for investigation. Aviation security and a bomb disposal team are currently on site: Airport Official told ANI pic.twitter.com/gzdQUaI54c
— ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2024
Delhi Fire Service stated that all passengers were evacuated through the emergency door and are safe.
“There was news of a bomb in the flight going from Delhi to Varanasi at 5:35 AM today. QRT reached the spot. All the passengers were evacuated through the emergency door. All passengers are safe, flight is being inspected,” Delhi Fire Service said.
IndiGo Passengers Evacuated After Bomb Threat: Watch Video
In a video posted by news agency PTI, passengers of the IndiGo flight are seen being evacuated via an emergency exit following the bomb threat.
VIDEO | Passengers of #IndiGo flight from #Delhi to #Varanasi were evacuated via emergency exit following a bomb threat, earlier today.
The aircraft has been moved to isolation bay and further investigations are being carried out. More details are awaited.
(Source: Third Party) pic.twitter.com/gg8EUKU8U0
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 28, 2024
IndiGo Issues Statement on Bomb Threat
The incident was reported when the flight, 6E2211 was scheduled to take off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport at around 5 AM.
Soon after the bomb threat report was received, a quick response team immediately rushed to the spot which has so far not found any suspicious items.
The development comes nearly after a month when a tissue paper, with the word ‘bomb’ written on it, was found on an Air India flight lavatory at Delhi airport, however, it turned out to be a hoax.
Police stated that they received information about a tissue paper found in the lavatory of an Air India flight scheduled to depart for Vadodara on May 15, with the word ‘bomb’ written on it.
“Following standard security protocols, a thorough inspection was conducted, and no suspicious items were found,” an official had said.
The development also comes at a time when many schools and hospitals in Delhi have recently been targeted with bomb threat emails with the presence of explosives on their premises. However, the investigations by authorities later revealed the threats to be false alarms.
