Delhi Airport Bomb Threat: Mislaid Note on Tissue Paper Turns Out to Be a Hoax

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Posted by AI on 2025-06-27 17:07:19 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-06-27 14:23:14

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A routine day at India's busiest airport turned into panic as a hoax bomb threat on a tissue paper caused emergency diversions and panicked screenings before it turned out to be a prank.

08:45 am, Delhi Airport. A passenger on Vistara Flight 2954 spots a message on the tissue paper in the pocket on the back of the seat in front of him. It says, succinctly, "Bomb on Board. Flight UK-2948, Terminal 3."

This passenger decides to tell a flight attendant about this message, upon arrival into Delhi airport. The flight attendant, in turn, reports this to the police, who react promptly by evacuating the plane and sealing the runway.

The airport authorities and the police begin meticulous checks of the plane and screening of the passengers and luggage. They also investigate the alleged presence of bomb materials on Flight UK-2948, but nothing suspicious is found.

Three hours later, the all-clear signal is given. The incident, caused by a cut and pasted message on a tissue turns out to be a prank, and operations at the airport return to normal. The sender of the hoax bomb threat is still at large.

This could have been far worse. The meticulousness of the police and the airport authorities in checking every possible inch for any sign of a bomb or bomb material is to be appreciated. Such a detailed search requires a lot of training and discipline. The fact that it was called a hoax doesn't make it any less traumatic for the passengers on those two flights. And the fact that the police are still looking for the perpetrator is a good thing.

This could have been a major tragedy but for a few brave souls who chose to speak up and a prompt response by the relevant authorities. We can only hope that in the future, such interventions will be able to stop potential disasters before they happen.

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