Suspicious bag found on SpiceJet flight belongs to Indonesian national, no bomb found

An unclaimed bag was on Thursday found at the international airport here, triggering panic.

The bag was found unclaimed soon after SpiceJet's Dubai-Amritsar flight landed here this morning. A bomb disposal squad was called to check the bag and nothing was found, officials said.

After all the passengers of the flight claimed their luggage at the airport, there was no claimant for the particular bag, officials said.

However, later the owner of the bag was identified, though the person concerned is yet to come forward to claim it, they said.

It is being verified whether the passenger had missed his flight from Dubai, the officials said.

As a precautionary measure, bags of all passengers who arrived by the flight are being checked 

In a statement, SpiceJet said Idinirinkarlina Btnanang, an Indonesian national, scheduled to travel on the flight, did board the aircraft after clearing immigration, security check and boarding. She reported back after one hour of the flight's departure.

"Dubai Airport officials informed the Pilot in Command about the unaccompanied checked-in baggage on board, who in turn requested Amritsar ATC officials for Isolated Parking Stand," it said.

"The baggage will be handed over to Btnanang or relevant authorities," the statement added.