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IndiGo MumbaiDelhi Flight Receives Bomb Threat, Cleared After Security Checks

Security inspections found no specific threat, reflecting heightened caution after recent hoax emails in Delhi.

Overview

  • IndiGo flight 6E 762 from Mumbai to Delhi reported a bomb threat on Tuesday morning, prompting emergency protocols.
  • A full emergency was declared at Delhi airport for the arrival, according to a source cited by PTI.
  • The Airbus A321neo landed at around 7:53 am with roughly 200 people on board, flight data from Flightradar24 indicated.
  • IndiGo told ANI it alerted authorities, cooperated with security checks, and the aircraft was subsequently cleared for operations.
  • The alert follows recent bomb-threat emails to Delhi’s airport and schools that were declared hoaxes after checks, and a June diversion of an Air India flight to Phuket over a separate threat.