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Flyer held for ‘bomb in my bag’ joke; IndiGo Mumbai-Delhi flight delayed by one hour

A 55-year-old passenger was arrested after joking about a bomb on an IndiGo flight. The Mumbai-Delhi flight was delayed by an hour while security personnel conducted checks. Over one hundred passengers were deplaned as a precaution during the incident. The passenger claimed his remark was intended a

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Why it matters

A single passenger's remark triggered mandatory security checks that stranded over 100 travellers for an hour and forced evacuation during the flight's operation.

Most affected

Passengers on the Mumbai-Delhi IndiGo flight — Deplaned as precaution; flight delayed one hour while security checked the aircraft.
The 55-year-old passenger — Arrested, later released after claiming the remark was meant as a joke.

Likely next

Whether aviation or law enforcement authorities file formal charges, or whether the case is closed given the passenger's release.

Read it at The Times of India