‘Plane mein bomb’: Bagdogra airport issues statement, says aircraft moved to isolation bay for thorough search
An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bagdogra, West Bengal, was diverted to Lucknow Airport earlier in the 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 am and, upon landing, was moved 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 note stating ‘Plane mein bomb’ (bomb in the plane) was found on a tissue paper in the aircraft’s lavatory.
