Muscat-Delhi IndiGo flight makes ‘emergency landing' in Nagpur after bomb threat
An IndiGo flight 6E 2706 from Muscat to Delhi via Kochi made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport after a bomb threat was received, an official said on Tuesday.
'All passengers have been deboarded, investigation is underway, nothing suspicious has been found so far,' DCP Nagpur Lohit Matani told new agency ANI.
The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) told PTI that a bomb threat was received on Tuesdaywith regard to an Indigo flight which arrived here from Muscat and departed for Delhi, prompting it to make an emergency landing at Nagpur airport for undergoing inspection,.
It said that the threat was received on its official email ID about the Indigo flight which departed for Delhi with 157 passengers and six crew at 9.31 am.
Subsequently, a Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) was convened and the threat was declared as "specific", CIAL said.
"The information was promptly communicated to relevant authorities following which the flight made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport and is currently undergoing inspection.
"After completing the security checks, the aircraft will proceed to Delhi," it said.
(With inputs from agencies)
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