The flight departed for Kolkata round 12 midday, airport officers mentioned. (Representational)
Raipur:
An IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata on Thursday made an emergency touchdown right here after receiving a bomb risk which turned out to be a hoax, officers mentioned.
A passenger was detained following the incident.
The flight with 187 passengers and 6 crew members onboard landed on the Swami Vivekananda Airport right here someday after 9 am following the risk, Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh mentioned.
As per the preliminary data, a passenger instructed plane crew members concerning the presence of a bomb when the flight was mid-air.
The Air Site visitors Management was knowledgeable and the flight was diverted to Raipur. Upon touchdown, it was instantly taken to the isolation bay for obligatory safety checks, the police official mentioned.
A police staff and a bomb squad additionally reached the airport. All of the passengers had been deboarded and the plane and the passengers’ baggage had been totally checked, Singh mentioned.
“After full inspection, the bomb risk was discovered to be a hoax. The passenger who had knowledgeable concerning the bomb was detained and is being questioned,” the police official added.
The flight departed for Kolkata round 12 midday, airport officers mentioned.
On October 24, the same risk was issued to an Alliance Air flight from Kolkata to Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) following which the plane was checked on the Bilaspur airport however nothing suspicious was discovered.
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