KATHMANDU, March 17: The flight of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) aircraft grounded after a bomb hoax has been cancelled for Thursday. The aircraft will make a regular flight from Delhi to Kathmandu on Friday morning only.
The aircraft was grounded at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday following a bomb scare after airport authorities were warned of a bomb in the plane through a telephone call.
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However, it was cleared for departure after no explosive was detected in the aircraft, Indian media reported.
All the passengers including aircraft crew had to undergo a security check-up. "We have been informed that we will make a regular flight on 7 am Friday," Rupesh Rawal, a passenger informed. He said they have been taken to hotel.
"We were informed that the flight will land on 4 pm. However, it was rescheduled for 5 pm later," a Tribhuvan International Airport official added," We are not informed why the flight has not been cancelled."
No bomb found in NAC aircraft
The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) flight from New Delhi to Kathmandu has cleared for departure after no explosive was detected in the aircraft, Indian media reported.
The aircraft was grounded at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday following a bomb scare after airport authorities were warned of a bomb in the plane through a telephone call.
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