India’s largest low-cost carrier, IndiGo Airlines, faced bomb threats on two separate flights departing from Mumbai Airport to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Muscat, Oman, on Monday morning, October 14.
“As per protocol, the aircraft was moved to an isolated bay, and standard security checks were immediately carried out,” an IndiGo spokesperson told ANI
Bomb threat on New York-bound Air India
This comes after an Air India flight carrying 239 passengers from Mumbai to New York was diverted to Delhi due to a bomb threat.
As per media reports, the officials confirmed the aircraft made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, where all passengers were safely evacuated.
In recent months, several Indian airlines have been subjected to fake bomb threats.
