A SpiceJet aircraft.
Credit: Reuters Photo
Guwahati: A Delhi-Shillong SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing at the LGBI airport in Guwahati on Friday following a bomb threat received via email.
The pilots of the airport diverted the flight to Guwahati and made the emergency landing after the information about the bomb threat email was shared. The plane was taken to a safe place and all 75 passengers were deboarded before the security forces carried out a thorough friksing of the plane and the luggages.
"It turned out to be a hoax email. But all security measures were taken as per the protocol for safety of the passengers," a source in the LGBI airport said.
The incident, however, created panic among the passengers.
The incident took place amid similar bomb threats received by several airlines across the country in the past few days.