Second bomb threat in a week targets IndiGo flight with Pune connection

Dhoke said the operating power centre squad of IndiGo identified the societal media posts soon earlier the flight’s accomplishment astatine Jodhpur Airport. “The anonymous station included a threatening connection targeting six IndiGo flights, including the Pune-linked one,” helium said.

Following the alert, officials astatine Jodhpur Airport, on with the CISF, occurrence department, canine squad, and police, carried retired a thorough hunt nether the supervision of the territory administration.

Speaking to The Indian Express, G S Chandna, Director, Jodhpur Airport, said the officials had received an alert from the CISF earlier the formation landed and that they followed each modular operating procedures, including to usher the formation to an isolated bay and surface the passengers.

“We received contiguous accusation from the CISF unit astir a tweet threatening a weaponry onslaught targeting flights nether our jurisdiction. All indispensable precautions were taken earlier the flight’s arrival,” Chandna said.

IndiGo released a connection saying, “Flight 6E133, operating from Pune to Jodhpur, received a security-related alert. The craft was taken to the isolation bay, and each customers were safely disembarked. At IndiGo, the information and information of our customers and unit stay paramount successful each facets of our operations. We worked intimately with the applicable authorities, and modular operating procedures were followed. We sincerely regret immoderate inconvenience this concern whitethorn person caused our customers and admit their understanding.”