India News | Bomb Threat on Indigo Flight from Chennai to Mumbai, Aircraft Taken to Isolation Bay

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 1 (ANI): A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight operating from Chennai made an emergency landing in Mumbai on Saturday after it received a bomb threat, the airline said in a press statement.

Upon landing in Mumbai, the crew of the flight 6E 5314 followed protocol, and the aircraft was taken to an isolation bay as per security agency guidelines.

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All passengers safely disembarked the aircraft.

The aircraft is currently undergoing inspection and post completion of all security checks it will be positioned back in the terminal area.

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This is the second time in one week that the airline has recieved bomb threat.

On Tuesday, a tissue paper, with the word ''bomb@5.30'' written on it was found in the lavatory of an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Varanasi prompting security agencies to conduct an inspection The threat turned out to be a hoax, said a senior CISF official.

Delhi Fire Services confirmed that they received a call at 5.35 am and two fire engines were sent. The bomb disposal squad of CISF also reached for flight checking. (ANI)

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