Bomb call: Nepal, Bhubaneswar flights grounded at Indira Gandhi International Airport

Two flights bound for Nepal and Bhubaneswar were on Thursday grounded just before taking off after security agencies were alerted of a bomb threat call on the two airliners at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here.

The Kathmandu-bound Nepal Airlines flight, which was supposed to take off at 11.30 am, and Bhubaneswar-bound Air India flight, scheduled for 11.00 am departure, have been grounded till security clearance.

While the Kathmandu flight (RA-206) had 155 passengers and nine crew members, the flight bound for Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar (AI-075) had 178 fliers and seven crew members.

Security personnel from the CISF and Delhi Police cordoned off the two planes along with bomb disposal squads.

Officials said the agencies are trying to track the number and location from where the call was made to the airport call centre.

Anti-sabotage checks are on at the two aircrafts, they said.

Preliminary reports said four Members of Parliament were to travel on the AI flight.

In January, Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Go Air flight had made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport following a bomb scare on the plane.

(With agency inputs)