A Kolkata-bound Air Asia flight from Bagdogra made an emergency landing at the city airport on Sunday evening after a threat call was received at the airlines' office at Bengaluru airport, a senior official said.
The aeroplane carrying 179 passengers and six crew members was cordoned off for safe landing at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here. "The plane was escorted to a remote bay for a thorough check by the bomb disposal squad," the official told PTI, adding it turned out to be a hoax call as the authorities could not find any explosive material inside the plane. "On 26.05.2019, around 06:05pm, emergency was declared at Kolkata Airport after a threat call received at Bengaluru Airport for Air Asia I5-588 flight from Bagdogra to Kolkata. Emergency was called off at 07:00pm. 187 passengers on board including crew members,” Kolkata Airport said.
