Delhi Airport on Alert After Darbhanga-Delhi SpiceJet Flight Receives Hoax Bomb Threat Call

New Delhi: National Carrier Spicejet received a call on Wednesday about a bomb in the aircraft operating flight SG 8496 from Darbhanga to Delhi. According to the company, the flight landed safely at Delhi airport at 6 pm and the aircraft was moved to an isolated bay. The passengers were deplaned safely and the aircraft is undergoing a thorough search by security agencies.

The threat call was received when the flight was about to land at the Delhi Airport. “Today, a Bomb threat call was received in IGI Airport Control Room regarding a flight from Darbhanga to Delhi which was scheduled to land at IGI Airport,” the Delhi Police said in a statement.