The series of bomb rumors targeting Indian airlines continues on Saturday. On Saturday once again bomb threats were received in 10 different flights, including five flights of IndiGo and five flights of Akasa Airlines. Officials said that IndiGo Airlines has received bomb threats on its five international flights – 6E 11, 6E 17, 6E 58, 6E 108 and 6E 184.
IndiGo Airlines said that they are working closely with the authorities and taking all necessary precautions for the safety of passengers. IndiGo flight 6E 17 was flying from Mumbai to Istanbul, while flight 6E 11 was flying from Delhi to Istanbul.
The airline said that its 6E 184 flight from Jodhpur to Delhi was stopped at Indira Gandhi International Airport after the bomb threat. Flight 6E 184 flying from Jodhpur to Delhi received a bomb alert. The plane has landed in Delhi and the customers have disembarked.
Airline officials said that we are coordinating with security agencies as per the procedure. Indigo Airlines said in an official statement that ensuring the safety of our customers and crew is paramount in all aspects of our operations. Since Monday, about 70 flights operated by Indian airlines had received bomb threats. However, all these were later proved to be false.
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