Bomb threat to IndiGo Delhi-Deogarh flight truns out to be hoax

Airport security followed necessary checks to verify the threat & after proper probe, the bomb threat turned out to be hoax.

IndiGo flight no 6E 6191, operating from Delhi to Deogarh in Odisha, was diverted to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, following a specific bomb threat on Monday, news agency ANI reported.

In a statement, Indigo confirming the news of the bomb threat, said,''All necessary security protocols were followed & the aircraft was cleared for takeoff. IndiGo is following the rules of the security agencies in the probe.''

The aircraft was authorised for takeoff after all essential security procedures were undertaken. Investigation for the incident is underway.

As per the latest news reports, the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow said,''The flight landed safely at 12:20 pm and was taken to the isolation bay. Airport security followed necessary checks to verify the threat & after proper probe, the threat turned out to be hoax & the aircraft was released for onward journey.''

Meanwhile, the details about the number of passengers onboard the aircraft could not be immediately ascertained.

Earlier in the day, a Chennai-Hyderabad flight received a hoax bomb threat call at RGI International airport. The airport security checked the flight evacuating the passengers. According to the police, the hoax call was made by a passenger as he got delayed to catch the flight. Accused passenger taken into custody.

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., which operates as IndiGo, is an Indian low-cost airline. It was founded in 2006 and has since become the largest airline in India in terms of passenger numbers and fleet size, with nearly a 57 per cent domestic market share as of October 2022.

IndiGo operates both domestic and international flights to more than 80 destinations around the world, with a fleet of over 280 Airbus A320 and A321neo aircraft.

IndiGo's parent company is InterGlobe Aviation, which is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India. The airline is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, and has a workforce of over 20,000 employees.