A Varanasi-bound IndiGo flight today received a bomb threat at the Delhi airport, prompting authorities to inspect the plane, officials said. The flight, 6E2211, was scheduled to take off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport around 5 am and was stopped on the runway minutes before departure.
VIDEO | Passengers of #IndiGo flight from #Delhi to #Varanasi were evacuated via emergency exit following a bomb threat, earlier today.
The aircraft has been moved to isolation bay and further investigations are being carried out. More details are awaited.
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A quick response team was immediately deployed, which has so far not found any suspicious items.
All passengers were deboarded through the emergency door and are safe, officials said. There, however, was no clarity on the number of passengers on the flight.
The IndiGo also released an official statement and said that the aircraft was taken to a remote bay as per guidelines by airport security agencies.
“The flight is currently undergoing inspection. Post completion of all security checks, the aircraft will be positioned back in the terminal area,” the airline said.