NEW DELHI, Aug 18: Following a bomb threat, authorities checked a Vistara aircraft at the Delhi airport on Friday before it was scheduled to depart for Pune, but nothing unusual was discovered, according to police.
Flight UK971 was delayed, according to a statement from Vistara, because of “mandatory security checks”.
According to a senior member of the Delhi Police, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) passed on a threat call that had been made to the Gurugram control room of the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL).
Search and combing operations were started after the call.”The passengers were off the plane, and we gave it a thorough inspection both inside and out, but nothing unusual was discovered. Further investigation is ongoing, and a case has been registered, the officer stated.
Police said that the departure time for flight UK971 was 8:30 am.
The caller said that “three bombs have been kept in flight no. UK971 parked at gate no. 42 and they will explode in an hour,” according to airport security officials. The call was placed at 7:38 am. The call was instantly terminated.According to them, the entire flight’s passengers and crew were deboarded, and anti-sabotage checks were carried out in an isolation bay at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.
Soon after, a bomb threat assessment committee (BTAC) was established, and the CISF immediately put bomb detection tools and sniffer dogs to work while passengers’ luggage was sent for a second inspection, they continued.Vistara stated in its statement that it is working with the security agencies.
According to the statement, the aircraft UK971, which was supposed to depart from Delhi for Pune on August 18 of 2023, was delayed because of necessary security checks.
The statement read, “In the interim, we are doing everything possible to limit any inconvenience to our customers, including providing them with refreshments.”
