Bomb threat to Indigo emanated from Chennai Call Centre

Chennai:

A phone call to Indigo Airline's call centre in Chennai triggered a security scare as 11 flights of Indigo, including one in Chennai, were grounded.

An anonymous call from a caller identified as Smith triggered the scare when he said 11 flights of Indigo were facing bomb threat from a woman flyer.

Soon after the call was made, the Bomb Threat Assessment Committees (BTAC) at different airports swung into action. The planes, which were mentioned by the caller, were isolated and subject to vigorous checks.

Airport Authority of India, Chennai, director Deepak Shastri confirmed that one Indigo flight was grounded following a bomb threat alert. However, he refused to provide any further details stating that it could scare passengers.

The threat was for flights emanating from major airports like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Srinagar, Vadodara, Guwahati, Goa and Kochi, Indigo airline sources said.

In a statement, IndiGo said its call centre at Chennai received a bomb threat call at 1113 hours and within minutes the security agencies were informed.

The Chennai flight which was departing for Mumbai was grounded, said Chennai airport sources