Bound for Delhi, originating from Kochi, an IndiGo flight made an emergency landing in Nagpur. As per a Reuters report, it had received a bomb threat earlier today. The DCP of Nagpur, Lohit Matani revealed that all passengers were deboarded safely and promptly following the threat. As per ANI reports, the flight was connecting Muscat to Delhi via Kochi. However, following the threat, it was diverted to Nagpur.

The on-ground police have taken stock of the situation and searches are underway. No suspicious item has been detected yet. Cochin International Airport revealed 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

Flight safety under scrutiny

Following the AI171 tragedy, airport authorities have become more than cautious. The Air India flight that took more than 240 lives has become a daunting period in civil aviation when it comes to passenger safety.

In other news, another domestic flight was reportedly halted at Ahmedabad due to a technical snag which was headed to Mumbai. Similarly, on Monday, officials informed that Lufthansa flight LH752, which was flying from Frankfurt to Hyderabad, was forced to return to Germany after a bomb threat was received.

A committee has been formed to assess the threat as per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).According to official sources, the Hyderabad-bound Lufthansa flight took off from Frankfurt on June 15 and was supposed to reach its destination early this morning. However, after an email was received at Hyderabad airport about targeting the flight with a bomb at 6:01 PM on June 15, out of an abundance of caution, the flight was advised to return.

(with agency inputs)