Bomb threat forces Chennai-Goa IndiGo flight to be delayed by nearly five hours

On Monday, a bomb threat was reported at Chennai Airport affecting IndiGo flight 6E588 scheduled for a 5:40 pm take-off to Goa. Passengers were evacuated and the plane was relocated to a designated isolation area while security teams performed prescribed anti-sabotage procedures. The response was lifted after the checks were completed, and the aircraft was returned to IndiGo for further handling.

The flight finally left for Goa at around 10:30 pm, resulting in a delay of nearly five hours. No source for the threat was identified in the report. Earlier this month, a separate incident involving a power bank fire on an IndiGo flight led the DGCA to ban that specific device on Indian aircraft.