Passengers of IndiGo flight 6E2211 from Delhi to Varanasi were evacuated through the emergency door at Indira Gandhi International Airport following a bomb threat.
Anti-sabotage checks are on and nothing suspicious has been found so far, officials said. The officials said the threat was found written on a piece of paper in a lavatory when the Indigo 6E2211 flight was preparing to leave. The pilot saw a piece of paper in the lavatory with the note “bomb blast @ 30 minutes”, following which he informed the control room. There were a total of 176 passengers on the flight who were deboarded, sources said.
The officials said the aircraft was taken to an isolated area and security agency personnel conducted a search operation.
With PTI inputs.
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WATCH: Passengers of Varanasi-bound IndiGo flight evacuated through emergency door after bomb threat
