A KOCHI-DELHI IndiGo flight with 157 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Nagpur’s Dr Babasaheb AmbedkarInternationalAirport onTuesdayasitreceivedabomb threat, said sources at airport. The flight, which originated from Muscat, was on its way to Delhi afterits scheduled stopin Kochi. Nagpur Airport officials said that the Kochi airport received the threat email at 6.30 am.Thedepartmentconcerned communicatedthebomb threat to relevant authorities. That time, the aircraft was travelling near Nagpur airport. The flight made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport. Deputy Commissioner of Police Lohit Matani told ‘The Hitavada’“Receipt of fakemails has become a regular practice.

 

This incident also was the victim of such emails. But we did not leave any stone unturned. As a matter of security concern pertaining to flight we took all measures. The plane was evacuated, the inspection was done as per protocol. Fortunately there was no bomb.” A Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) was convened. The flight after making safe landing at Nagpur airport, theIndiGoofficialssaw toit that all customers disembarked. The spokesperson said the airline is fully cooperating with the authorities concerned in conducting the mandatory security checks before the aircraft is cleared to resume operations. “After the AI171 tragedy at Ahmedabad, theairportauthorities have become more cautious which is but obvious. The flight took off after the clearance,” Matani added.