Impact hundreds of Fliers…
Three international flights, two by IndiGo and one by Air India received fake security threats.
It led to disruption in outbound international flight operations, as checks were initiated for all three planes.
The total number of passengers in the two IndiGo flights was 258. One of the flights has already departed while the other will resume its journey this afternoon.
According to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), three planes received bomb threats. "One IndiGo plane has been permitted to fly. The two other planes will get permission to fly soon," the BCAS said.
The first incident involved Air India flight AI119, scheduled to fly from Mumbai to New York's JFK Airport. Following a security alert, the flight was urgently diverted to New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport early on Monday morning.
Passengers and crew were evacuated safely, and the aircraft was taken to an isolated runway. A bomb squad and other security agencies promptly began conducting a thorough inspection.
"Flight AI119 operating from Mumbai to JFK on October 14 received a security alert and on instructions of the government's security regulatory committee was diverted to Delhi.
All passengers have disembarked and are at the Delhi airport," an Air India spokesperson confirmed.
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