[New Delhi] Jet Airways Flight Delayed:Bomb Threat Call:59 On Board Safe
A Gorakhpur-bound Jet Airways plane, with 55 passengers+four crew onboard, was delayed by about two hours following a bomb threat call, which later turned out to be a hoax.
Jet Airways flight (9W-2467) from Delhi to Gorakhpur, operated by an ATR aircraft, was scheduled to depart at 1330 hours, but at around 1230 hours, the airline office received a phone call which said there was a bomb in the plane,
Following which the plane was taken to an isolation bay for a thorough check and cleared for take-off after nothing was found,
Delhi Police also confirmed the “bomb threat” in a tweet on its official twitter handle.
Delhi Police tweeted.
“Due to a bomb call, Jet Airways flt 9W-2467 from Delhi to Gorakhpur will be delayed due to the ongoing checking process.
All passengers safe”
Tag: Hoax Bomb Call
Jet Airways Flight Delayed:Bomb Threat Call:59 On Board Safe
Bomb Scare,Today,Forced 40 Minutes Emergency At Delhi Airports
[New Delhi] Bomb Scare Today Disrupted International Flights.40 Minutes Emergency was declared
3 International flights disrupted after hoax bomb call in Delhi.Emergency was declared at 2 am which was ,after through search,called off at 2.40 am
Two international flights were called back while one which was preparing for departure from the Indira Gandhi International Airport was taken to an isolation bay due to a bomb scare early today
At 01.30 AM a threat call was received at the Delhi Airport’s call centre in Gurgaon.
The caller claimed that there were bombs on three international flights
[1] 9W078 of Jet Airways to Hong Kong,
[2]CX694 of Cathay Pacific also bound for Hong Kong and
[3]LX147 of Swiss Air to Zurich As per authorities this later turned out to be hoax,
However, by that time, Jet Airways and Cathay Pacific flights had already left while Swiss flight was preparing for departure.
As per sources ,The Bomb Threat Assessment Committee declared threat as specific at 2 am. Both the Jet Airways and Cathay flights were called back and taken to isolation bay after landing under emergency conditions. Swiss Air flight which was on-ground was also sent to isolation bay,
A thorough search of the aircraft, passengers and their baggage was carried out by the security agencies and later all the three flights were cleared for take-off by them,, adding that emergency was called off at 2:40 AM.
Sources said that some Air India flights from Delhi airport were also delayed due to bomb threat call last evening.
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