The first Indigo Airlines flight from India’s Tiruchirappalli arrived at the Jaffna International Airport on Sunday (30 Mar).

According to the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL), the arrival was celebrated with a water salute.

The AASL further said that the Jaffna International Airport has expanded its route map with IndiGo launching daily direct flights from Tiruchirappalli to Jaffna. (Newswire)

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Indian low-cost airline, IndiGo, has announced Jaffna, Sri Lanka as the newest addition to its international route network.

The airline announced it will commence non-stop daily flights between Chennai and Jaffna, starting September 01, 2024. 

Jaffna will be the second destination in Sri Lanka after Colombo for IndiGo, making it the 34th international and 122nd overall destination in its extensive 6E network. 

Bookings for the flight are open from August 01, 2024. Customers can book tickets via Indigo’s official website www.goIndiGo.in or through the airline’s mobile app. (Newswire)

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Passengers of an IndiGo Airline flight from Delhi to Varanasi were evacuated at Delhi airport after it received a bomb threat on Tuesday morning, news agencies reported.

The aircraft has been moved to isolation bay and further investigations are being carried out.

Aviation security and a bomb disposal team are currently on site, a Delhi airport official told news agency ANI.

In a video posted by news agency PTI, passengers of the IndiGo flight are seen being evacuated via an emergency exit following the bomb threat.

“IndiGo flight 6E2211 operating from Delhi to Varanasi had received a specific bomb threat at Delhi airport. All necessary protocols were followed and aircraft was taken to a remote bay as per guidelines by airport security agencies. All passengers were safely evacuated via the emergency exits. The flight is currently undergoing inspection. Post completion of all security checks, the aircraft will be positioned back in the terminal area,” IndiGo said in a statement.

According to the Delhi fire service, “There was news of a bomb on the flight going from Delhi to Varanasi at 5:35am today. A Quick Response Teams (QRT) arrived at the spot”.

Delhi Airport Authorities confirmed that all passengers were safe.

“All passengers are safe and the flight is undergoing a detailed inspection. All passengers were evacuated through the emergency exits without incident” and airport spokesperson said. Further updates will be provided as the investigation continues.

It was not immediately clear how many passengers were onboard the flight.

The development comes a day after the Mumbai Police said it received a threat call in which a caller mentioned that bombs had been placed at Taj Hotel and at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in the city. The police carried out searches at the premises but nothing suspicious was found.

Earlier on Sunday, the Mumbai Police control room received a bomb threat call in which the caller informed the cops that there would be a blast at McDonald’s located in Dadar.

Police said the caller mentioned that while travelling in a bus, he overheard a conversation between two people about “blowing up McDonald’s”.

Police added that they did not find any suspicious objects at the spot.

On Wednesday last week, the Delhi police said the control room in North Block, which houses the ministry of home affairs received a bomb threat mail. This came after several schools in Delhi-NCR, Jaipur, Uttar Pradesh and Bengaluru had received bomb threats via emails, creating a panic situation. However, all threat emails to schools turned out to be hoaxes. (Hindustan Times)

VIDEO | Passengers of #IndiGo flight from #Delhi to #Varanasi were evacuated via emergency exit following a bomb threat, earlier today.

The aircraft has been moved to isolation bay and further investigations are being carried out. More details are awaited.

(Source: Third Party) pic.twitter.com/gg8EUKU8U0

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 28, 2024

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Indian low-cost airline, Indigo, has expanded its connectivity to Sri Lanka adding direct flights from Mumbai to Colombo.

According to the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Pvt) Limited (AASL), the direct flights will commence from today (Apr 12). 

Indigo will operate flights thrice a week on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. 

At present, Indigo operates to three destinations in India from Colombo (Chennai twice daily, Bengaluru once daily, and Hyderabad six days per week). 

With this new route expansion, this will increase to four destinations and it will contribute immensely to the development of travel, trade, and tourism between Sri Lanka and India. 

The AASL added that with the new addition, Indigo will operate 30 weekly flights to Colombo from four main cities in India. (Newswire)

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