India
Bomb threat note found on IndiGo flight at Kolkata airport
Kolkata: A Shillong-bound aircraft was moved to the isolation bay at Kolkata airport today after the discovery of a handwritten note claiming that a bomb has been placed in the plane, an official statement said.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the discovery was made before passengers boarded the IndiGo flight 6E 7304.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) said the handwritten note was discovered inside the lavatory by one of the crew members in the morning.
The aircraft was thoroughly searched, but nothing has been found so far, an AAI spokesperson said.
“The aircraft has been moved to the isolation bay, and all precautionary measures as per standard operating procedure are being taken,” the statement added.
