India: Bomb threat on Delhi-Pune Vistara flight at Delhi airport, police respond
Vistara Airlines
A bomb threat was reported on Friday (August 18) on the Delhi-Pune Vistara flight at New Delhi airport after a GMR Group-run call centre received a phone call which claimed so, India-based news agency ANI reported. But the threat turned out to be a hoax.
All passengers along with their luggage have been deboarded safely and the aircraft is kept in the isolation bay at the airport for inspection.
ANI quoted an official as saying that security agencies did not find any suspicious items on board. The flight was scheduled for 8:30am local time.
A security agency official told ANI: "UK-971 Delhi to Pune flight received bomb threat at GMR call center in Gurugram."
Delhi Police said, "Nothing suspicious found till now".
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The report mentioned that there were more than 100 passengers. They were sent to the terminal building and they were served refreshments, the official said.
The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) states that the plane can't be scheduled until the security agencies provide clearance.
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'Fake' bomb threat on Malaysia Airlines flight
Malaysian Airlines flight MH122 returned back to Sydney on Monday (August 13), after the passenger "allegedly became disruptive" and a Pakistan-origin man was reportedly arrested by Australian police a day later.
Reports said that he allegedly "claimed of carrying explosives" on board a Malaysia Airlines flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur.
(With inputs from agencies)
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