Bomb scare grounds two flights at IGI airport

Bomb scare grounds two flights at IGI airport

ANIUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 05:09 PM IST
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New Delhi: Two flights have been grounded at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here on Thursday due to a bomb scare.

The Kathmandu-bound Nepal Airlines flight, which was supposed to take off at 11.30 am, and Bhubaneswar-bound Air India flight, scheduled for 11.00 am departure, have been grounded till security clearance.

The authorities rushed into action after receiving a threat call at around 10.00 am.

All the passengers have been de-boarded from the aircrafts while the security personnel are screening the aircrafts and the baggage. The flights have been taken to an isolation zone in the airport.

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