After a bomb threat on Air India Mumbai-New York diverted the flight to New Delhi on Monday morining, similar threats were received on two IndiGo planes within a span of a few minutes.
Bomb threat in Mumbai-Muscat, Mumbai-Jeddah IndiGo flights
On Monday, IndiGo flight 6E 1275 operating from Mumbai to Muscat had received a bomb threat.
IndiGo spokesperson said that as per the standard protocol, Mumbai-Muscat IndiGo flight was taken to a isolated bay, and following the standard operating procedure, mandatory security checks were promptly initiated.
Later another IndiGo flight, 6E 56 Mumbai-Jeddah aircraft received a bomb threat. It was also taken to an isolated bay.
Bomb threat on Air India Mumbai-New York flight
Earlier in the day, a Mumbai-New York Air India flight with 239 on board was diverted to New Delhi and had to make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport following a security concern arising out of a bomb threat.
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Air India flight AI119 took off for New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport around 2 am but was soon diverted to the Delhi international airport where it was vacated and take to isolation bay.
Mumbai-Howrah Mail receives threat to blow up train
Not just planes, a train – Mumbai-Howrah Mail (train no 12809, superfast train from Mumbai’s CMST to Kolkata’s HWH) received a threat to blow up the train with a timer bomb.
As per ANI, around 4:00 am on Monday, off-control received a message of a timer bomb onboard the train following which it was halted at Jalgaon station and a thorough inspection was carried out.
No suspicious objects were found during the checking. After this, the train continued its journey to it destination, CPRO, Central Central Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer said.
With inputs from agencies.
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