Hijack, bomb threats send Ahmedabad airport securitymen into a tizzy

Ahmedabad: The authorities and security agencies at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Domestic Airport went into a tizzy on Friday afternoon, following two phone calls threatened to blow up a flight and the airport. A thorough checking was conducted at the premises immediately, after which the calls were declared hoax, as no suspecious object was found.
According to Airport Director B P Bhagat, two phone calls were received in the afternoon at the airport. “The first call was made to the terminal manager. The caller threatened that a Jaipur-bound flight of a private airline is going to be hijacked.
The second call was received at the desk of Indian Airlines, which threatened that a blast will take place at the airport.”
He added: “All the security agencies, including CISF, Bomb Disposal Squad, Dog Squad and city police, were alerted immediately. They launched search operations on both the airports and the Jaipur-bound aircraft. But nothing objectionable was found.”
He said that except for the Jaipur-bound aircraft, no flight was delayed in the wake of the incident. The flight was scheduled to take off at 4 pm, but itwas delayed by one-and-a half-hours and took off at 5.30 pm.
Bhagat further said that while one call was made from a local PCO booth, the second number could not be traced.
27/06/09 Indian Express

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Categories: Airports Jun 2009, Safety Jun 2009