NEW DELHI: A hoax bomb threat targeting an Air Arabia flight scheduled to depart for Sharjah from Calicut International Airport on Saturday morning caused significant disruption, leading to the grounding of the aircraft while the police bomb detection squad inspected it, airport sources reported.
The incident began when ground staff discovered a note reading “bomb” on one of the seats of the aircraft.The note was left by a passenger who had arrived on the flight from Sharjah to Calicut. This discovery occurred before boarding for the return flight commenced, a senior airport official said.
Upon finding the note, airport authorities promptly alerted the police. The aircraft was then grounded, and the bomb detection squad conducted a thorough inspection of the plane.
“It was later found that the note was a hoax bomb threat. The inspection and security drills have just been concluded. We are awaiting a report from the bomb detection squad before the flight is cleared for takeoff,” official said around 11 am as quoted by PTI.
Originally scheduled to depart at 8:30 am, the flight is now expected to leave at around 5 pm. “The passengers have been accommodated at the airport and have been provided food and water,” the official added.
Meanwhile, police are working to identify the passenger responsible for the hoax threat. “The passenger who put the note in the aircraft has not yet been identified. We are trying to find out who was behind the hoax threat. Further steps will be taken accordingly,” an officer from Karipur police station said.
The incident began when ground staff discovered a note reading “bomb” on one of the seats of the aircraft.The note was left by a passenger who had arrived on the flight from Sharjah to Calicut. This discovery occurred before boarding for the return flight commenced, a senior airport official said.
Upon finding the note, airport authorities promptly alerted the police. The aircraft was then grounded, and the bomb detection squad conducted a thorough inspection of the plane.
“It was later found that the note was a hoax bomb threat. The inspection and security drills have just been concluded. We are awaiting a report from the bomb detection squad before the flight is cleared for takeoff,” official said around 11 am as quoted by PTI.
Originally scheduled to depart at 8:30 am, the flight is now expected to leave at around 5 pm. “The passengers have been accommodated at the airport and have been provided food and water,” the official added.
Meanwhile, police are working to identify the passenger responsible for the hoax threat. “The passenger who put the note in the aircraft has not yet been identified. We are trying to find out who was behind the hoax threat. Further steps will be taken accordingly,” an officer from Karipur police station said.
