Kochi-Delhi IndiGo Flight Makes Emergency Landing At Nagpur After Bomb Scare Checks Begin
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An IndiGo flight, from Kochi to Delhi, made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport after it reportedly received a bomb threat.The flight, 6E2706, took off from Kochi airport at 9:20 am and was to land in Delhi by 12:35 pm. The passengers were safely deplaned at Nagpur, and an investigation is now underway.Sources at Kochi airport said that the Delhi-bound IndiGo flight said it received a bomb threat on Tuesday morning, with the flight number mentioned. n18oc_indian18oc_breaking-newsNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
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