Vistara airplane at Delhi airport searched after bomb threat, nothing suspicious found: Police

Vistara airplane at Delhi airport searched after bomb threat, nothing suspicious found: Police

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) Authorities at the Delhi airport on Friday searched a Vistara aircraft, which was to leave for Pune, following a bomb threat but nothing suspicious was found, police said.

In a statement, Vistara said flight UK971 had been delayed due to "mandatory security checks".

A senior Delhi Police officer said a threat call received at the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) control room in Gurugram was transferred to them through the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).