Drunk man makes hoax bomb threat on Chennai-Dubai IndiGo flight, here's why

In an unusual incident, a drunk man made a hoax bomb threat call to the airport officials to stop Chennai-Dubai IndiGo flight from flying, only to land in the police net. The man took this step to stop his family members from travelling out of the country who were travelling via this aircraft. The city resident wanted to prevent two of his family members from flying to Dubai and made the threat call to the city police control room, prompting the security agencies to launch a full-scale search inside the Indigo flight that was originally scheduled to depart at 7.20 am on Saturday (August 27).

Following the threat call, a thorough check was undertaken by the security agencies to ascertain if any explosive items were planted in the flight. However, no such items were found on the aircraft, with officials and others heaving a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, the call was traced to a man in the city who wanted to stop his relatives from flying to Dubai and he was promptly picked up by the police.

Due to a specific bomb threat, IndiGo flight (6E 65) from Chennai to Dubai was delayed. As per the protocol, the aircraft was taken to a remote bay & bomb threat process was initiated. The flight was operated after a delay of about 6hrs from Chennai: IndiGO pic.twitter.com/dQuKvEM663 — ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2022

In a statement, Indigo said, "Due to a specific bomb threat, IndiGo flight (6E 65) from Chennai to Dubai was delayed. As per the protocol, the aircraft was taken to a remote bay & bomb threat process was initiated. The flight was operated after a delay of about 6hrs from Chennai."

The flight will proceed towards its destination later in the day, officials added. Around 180 passengers and crew members of the flight were provided accommodation.