Unclaimed bag on Amritsar flight leads to scare

Amritsar, July 21

Passengers aboard a Dubai-Amritsar Spicejet flight were off-loaded at Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport here on Thursday morning following the recovery of a suspicious bag on the flight, airport sources said.

A bomb disposal squad of security agencies entered the aircraft to carry out a search operation.

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The aircraft was removed from the runway and parked in an isolated spot for the search, sources said.

Police sources said the information regarding the bag was received through an anonymous call.

Flight operations at the airport were suspended following the incident.

Sources said none of the passengers had claimed the bag.

Spicejet clears air

Domestic carrier Spicejet on Thursday cleared the air about unaccompanied baggage being found on their Dubai-Amritsar flight.

In a statement, Spicejet said, “On July 21, 2016 a passenger Idinirinkarlina Btnanang (holding Indonesian passport) travelling on SG 056, Dubai to Amritsar, did not board the aircraft after clearing immigration, security check and boarding. She reported back after an hour of the flight departure. Dubai Airport officials informed the Pilot in Command about the unaccompanied checked-in baggage on board and the pilot in command requested the Amritsar ATC officials for isolated parking stand. The baggage of Idinirinkarlina Btnanang has been identified and will be handed over to her/relevant authorities. The false alarm due to the miscommunication caused inconvenience to the passengers, which is deeply regretted.” Agencies