Hoax call holds up IndiGo flight at airport

Security agencies and airport officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Sunday had a tough time after a threat call was made about a bomb on an Indigo Airlines flight. Intensive checking of the flight was conducted by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the Delhi Police and airport officials.
The flight, IndiGo 307, was to leave for Hyderabad from Delhi at 8.55 pm and it had 164 passengers on board when the call was made.
The caller informed that a few men in the flight were equipped with arms and ammunition, said the official. The flight was taken to the airport’s isolation bay and a Bomb Threat Assessment Committee conducted a security analysis. Officials at the airport said the call seems to be a hoax since nothing was found on the flight till late in the evening.
30/11/09 Indian Express

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