A bomb threat message was sent to the Bengaluru airport command centre through an anonymous account on X. The message claimed that there were 12 bombers spread across six Indigo flights, with two bombers on each plane. The flights mentioned were IX233, IX375, IX481, IX383, IX549, and IX399.
The flights are departing from various airports in the country, including routes from Mangalore to Dubai and Thiruvananthapuram to Muscat. This is the second bomb threat directed at Kempegowda Airport in the past week, though no case has been registered, a senior police officer said.
According to security forces, the flights are not originally from Bengaluru.
Airport authorities have been alerted, but Indigo is yet to file a complaint in Bengaluru.
Meanwhile, budget carrier IndiGo stated that six of its flights got bomb threats. Soon after receiving the threat, the airlines issued a statement in which they stated that the safety and security of the passengers and crew is its top priority and that the airline is closely working with relevant authorities and taking all necessary precautions as per the guidelines.
Over 20 Indian airline flights received bomb threats on Sunday, according to sources, as reported by news agency PTI. IndiGo, Vistara, and Air India each had six flights targeted. Vistara confirmed receiving threats for six flights: UK25 (Delhi to Frankfurt), UK106 (Singapore to Mumbai), UK146 (Bali to Delhi), UK116 (Singapore to Delhi), UK110 (Singapore to Pune), and UK107 (Mumbai to Singapore).
Earlier on Saturday, six flights against which bomb threats were issued from social media made scheduled landings at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
Source: India Today