Mumbai: This week, an unemployed resident of Mumbai called up the Mumbai airport to inquire about job opportunities. The call was received by the airport's control room.
During the call, the man asked, "Bombay airport hai?" [Is this the Bombay airport], using the city of Mumbai's British-era name. However, the person who received the call at the airport control room misheard that as, "Bomb hai airport pe" [There is a bomb at the airport].
The airport staff then raised a security alarm, sparking an alert that lasted for a couple of hours.
The comical incident was reminiscent of a similar call from last year when the caller asked about a "BOM-DEL" [Bombay-Delhi] flight and the receiver apparently misheard that as "bomb hai".
However, the operator who picked up the call heard "bomb hai" and alerted the police, who placed the man under arrest. Airport authorities stood by their operator, who claimed that the man indeed had made a hoax bomb call.
26/07/19 India Today
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During the call, the man asked, "Bombay airport hai?" [Is this the Bombay airport], using the city of Mumbai's British-era name. However, the person who received the call at the airport control room misheard that as, "Bomb hai airport pe" [There is a bomb at the airport].
The airport staff then raised a security alarm, sparking an alert that lasted for a couple of hours.
The comical incident was reminiscent of a similar call from last year when the caller asked about a "BOM-DEL" [Bombay-Delhi] flight and the receiver apparently misheard that as "bomb hai".
However, the operator who picked up the call heard "bomb hai" and alerted the police, who placed the man under arrest. Airport authorities stood by their operator, who claimed that the man indeed had made a hoax bomb call.
26/07/19 India Today
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