Witten & Edited By : Aditi Mishra
18 August 2023 ( New Delhi) : A Vistara flight from Delhi to Pune received a bomb threat, necessitating the evacuation of all passengers and a careful examination of the aircraft. At Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, the incident temporarily caused a hiccup. A call to the GMR call center earlier today contained the bomb threat. People with knowledge of the situation said that boarding was well begun when the call was made at 7.30 am. Passengers were quickly deboarded from the plane and transferred to a safe distance as a precaution.
According to a person acquainted with the situation, passengers are at ease and receiving drinks and food from the cabin service. The insider said, requesting anonymity, that once authorities gave the flight the all-clear, it should take off right away.
We can confirm that flight UK971, which was supposed to depart from Delhi for Pune on August 18, 2023, has been delayed due to required security checks. For the same, we have been collaborating with the pertinent security authorities. We are doing everything we can to minimize any inconvenience for our clients in the interim, including providing them with refreshments.
