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Chennai-Mumbai IndiGo flight receives bomb threat; makes emergency landing
An IndiGo flight 6E 5314 from Chennai to Mumbai on Saturday made an emergency landing in Mumbai airport due to bomb threat.
An IndiGo flight 6E 5314 from Chennai to Mumbai on Saturday made an emergency landing in Mumbai airport due to bomb threat.
“IndiGo flight 6E 5314 operating from Chennai to Mumbai had received a bomb threat. Upon landing in Mumbai, the crew followed protocol and the aircraft was taken to a isolation bay as per security agency guidelines,” the airline said in a statement.
“All passengers have safely disembarked the aircraft. The aircraft is currently undergoing inspection. Post completion of all security checks, the aircraft will be positioned back in the terminal area,” the IndiGo statement added.
On Friday, a Delhi-Srinagar Vistara flight carrying 177 passengers received a bomb threat mid-air. The flight landed safely in Srinagar and all the passengers and crew were evacuated.
After normal operations resumed at the Srinagar airport, the airport authorities stated that the bomb threat call was deemed 'non-credible' after security checked. The Air Traffic Control of Srinagar had received the information of a 'threatening call'.
On May 28, passengers on board an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Varanasi had to be evacuated at the Delhi airport after receiving a bomb threat.
“IndiGo flight 6E2211 operating from Delhi to Varanasi had received a specific bomb threat at Delhi airport. All necessary protocols were followed and aircraft was taken to a remote bay as per guidelines by airport security agencies. All passengers were safely evacuated via the emergency exits," IndiGo had said in a statement.
However, the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suspended all four cabin crew on that flight for violating rules during the evacuation as they left the jet using the emergency slides with their bags.
In a video clip of the evacuation that went viral on social media, a pilot was seen coming out of the aircraft through the emergency slide with a baggage. Under international norms, passengers and crew are not permitted to take their baggage at the time of evacuation as that will increase the time for evacuation.
