IndiGo Flight to Mumbai Receives Bomb Threat, Makes Safe Landing

The flight landed safely at the Mumbai airport at 10.30 pm, according to a source. The bomb threat message was received at the private airline’s call center in New Delhi, but the source did not provide specific details. “IndiGo flight 6E 5149, operating from Chennai to Mumbai, had received a bomb threat. Upon landing in Mumbai, the crew followed protocol and the aircraft was taken to an isolation bay,” the airline stated.

All passengers have safely disembarked, and the aircraft will undergo security checks before being moved back to the terminal area. Throughout the day, several airports, including Varanasi, Chennai, Patna, and Jaipur, received bomb threat emails. This led to security agencies implementing contingency measures and conducting anti-sabotage checks. Despite the checks lasting for hours, the threats were deemed hoaxes.

Security was heightened as authorities conducted sweeps of the airport terminals after the emails were received around 12.40 pm from the email ID [email protected]. According to officials, airports in Varanasi, Chennai, Patna, Nagpur, Jaipur, Vadodara, Coimbatore, and Jabalpur were among those that received the hoax threats. PTI IAS RSY
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