After Air India, bomb scare in 2 IndiGo flights, Mumbai-Howrah mail gets threat of timer bomb onboard

On Monday, a Mumbai-New York Air India flight, IndiGo Mumbai-Jeddah and Mumbai-Muscat flights and Mumbai-Howrah Mail train were all impacted by a series of bomb threats, leading to emergency responses

After Air India, bomb scare in 2 IndiGo flights, Mumbai-Howrah mail gets threat of timer bomb onboard
An IndiGo flight (6E 56) from Mumbai to Jeddah and IndiGo flight 6E 1275 operating from Mumbai to Muscat received bomb threats on Monday, October 14, 2024. Representational Image.

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.