Bomb Blast" Message Found in Plane Lavatory

Passengers Evacuated via Emergency Slide?

In New Delhi, a Varanasi-bound IndiGo flight received a bomb threat at the Delhi airport on Tuesday. However, officials reported that nothing suspicious was found after conducting thorough searches.

Flight 6E2211, carrying 176 passengers, was scheduled to depart from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at around 5 am. However, it was halted on the runway just minutes before takeoff.

"At 5:40 am, a phone call was received from IGI airport reporting a bomb threat. A note with the message 'BOMB BLAST @30 MINUTES' was discovered in the lavatory by the pilot," an official stated.

According to the official, the aircraft was immediately moved to the isolation bay for further action. A quick response team was deployed, but no suspicious items were found.

All passengers were safely deboarded through the emergency door, the official said.

IndiGo released an official statement, indicating that the aircraft was taken to a remote bay in accordance with guidelines from airport security agencies.

"The flight is currently undergoing inspection. Once all security checks are completed, the aircraft will be positioned back in the terminal area," the airline stated.