Mumbai (PTI): An IndiGo flight from Chennai to Mumbai, carrying 172 passengers, made an emergency landing on Saturday after receiving a bomb threat, sources said.
The flight landed at approximately 8:45 am, and all passengers were safely deplaned using a step ladder, a source confirmed.
This marks the second bomb threat incident involving an IndiGo flight in the past week. On May 28, an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Varanasi faced a similar threat.
“Full emergency was declared for IndiGo flight 6E5314 on the Chennai-Mumbai route on Saturday after the pilot informed Mumbai ATC of an alleged bomb threat,” the source stated.
IndiGo confirmed the bomb threat in a statement: “Upon landing in Mumbai, the crew followed protocol, and the aircraft was taken to an isolation bay as per security agency guidelines.”
All passengers safely disembarked, and the aircraft is currently undergoing inspection, the statement added. “Post completion of all security checks, the aircraft will be positioned back in the terminal area.”
