IndiGo confirmed that its flight 6E1127, operating from Bengaluru to Male, reported a technical snag, prompting the diversion of the plane to Kochi airport.

Indigo flight 6E 1127 makes safe emergency landing in Kochi after technical issue, passengers accommodated on alternate flight.

The Air Traffic Control was informed and the flight was diverted to Raipur. Upon landing, it was immediately taken to the isolation bay for mandatory security checks, the police official said.

Indigo Flight Bomb Threat: One passenger has been arrested in connection with the threat, according to Raipur’s Superintendent of Police, Santosh Singh.