An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bagdogra in West Bengal was diverted to Lucknow airport earlier this morning after a bomb threat was reported. In a statement to news agency ANI, the Bagdogra airport director said the aircraft landed safely in Lucknow at 09:17 and after landing was shifted to an isolation bay where security agencies conducted thorough searches.
“Today, IndiGo flight 6E-6650 from Delhi to Bagdogra made an emergency landing at Lucknow airport following a bomb threat. A handwritten message reading ‘Plane mein bomb’ was found on tissue paper in the plane’s lavatory. ATC received information about the threat at approximately 08:46 and landed safely at 19:00 in Lucknow.
There were 238 people on board, including 222 adult passengers, eight infants and seven crew members (two pilots and five cabin crew). After landing, the aircraft was shifted to an isolation bay where security agencies, including BDS and CISF, conducted a thorough search,” the director said.
