A massive security operation was carried out by security agencies on Wednesday evening after receiving a bomb threat call for a SpiceJet fight that was traveling from Darbhanga to Delhi. Although the plane landed safely at 6 PM.SpiceJet confirmed in a statement that flight SG 8496 received a bomb threat through a call to their reservation office. Upon landing in Delhi, the aircraft was isolated, and passengers were safely deplaned. Security agencies, including the Delhi Police and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), launched a thorough search of the plane to neutralize any possible explosives.SpeiceJet issues statementIn its official statement, SpiceJet said, On 24th January, a call was received at the SpiceJet reservation office about a bomb in the aircraft operating flight SG 8496 from Darbhanga to Delhi. The flight landed safely at Delhi airport at 6 PM and the aircraft was moved to an isolated bay.Passengers have been deplaned safely and the aircraft is undergoing a thorough search by security agencies, SpiceJets statement emphasized.Bomb threat turns out to be a hoaxReports indicated that a full emergency was declared at the Delhi airport in response to the threat. Fortunately, after a detailed investigation, the bomb threat was confirmed to be a hoax. There were 210 people onboard the plane.Previous disruptionsHowever, the incident raises concerns about the potential impact of such false alarms on airport operations and passenger anxiety. Notably, this is not the first time a Delhi-bound flight has faced such disruption. In October 2023, an Akasa flight from Pune faced a similar ordeal when a passenger falsely claimed to have a bomb in his bag.
