Bomb threat to Chennai-Goa IndiGo flight: Passengers deboarded, plane takes off after 5-hr delay | Chennai News

IndiGo flight 6E588 from Chennai to Goa received a bomb threat shortly before its departure (Representative image)

CHENNAI: A bomb threat to IndiGo flight 6E588 from Chennai to Goa on Monday prompted security agencies to move the aircraft to an isolation bay and deboard all passengers before carrying out security checks.The flight, scheduled to depart at 5.40pm, was moved to the designated isolation bay after the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee classified the threat as specific at 6.05pm.All passengers were deboarded by 6.55pm.Security personnel conducted the prescribed checks, including an anti-sabotage check.The bomb threat response was called off at 9.20pm after the searches were completed, and the aircraft was handed back to IndiGo.The flight later depart for Goa at 10.30pm, after a nearly five-hour delay.