As per reports, the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata was put on high alert on Tuesday (13 May) afternoon, and passengers who had boarded the Kolkata-Mumbai IndiGo flight No 6E5227 were taken to safety, after an unidentified person called the airport claiming there was a bomb on the plane.

The call came after the passengers had checked in. The flight was scheduled to take off at 1330 hours and land in Mumbai at 1620 hours. All 195 passengers were asked to deplane following emergency protocol and the aircraft was taken to the isolation bay.