# Bomb threat delays Chennai-Goa IndiGo flight

> Bomb threat delays Chennai-Goa IndiGo flight by 5 hours.
- Title: Bomb threat delays Chennai-Goa IndiGo flight · mint | Shortify
- Summary: Bomb threat delays Chennai-Goa IndiGo flight by 5 hours. IndiGo flight 6E588 was delayed 5 hours due to a bomb threat at Chennai airport.
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- Source: mint — https://livemint.com/news/india/bomb-threat-delays-chennai-goa-indigo-flight-by-5-hours-says-report-heres-what-happened-11792469265633.html
- Author: Livemint
- Published: 2026-10-20T04:11:06+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chennai, goa, indigo, flight, bomb threat, airport security, chennai airport, news, india
## Bomb threat delays flight
IndiGo flight 6E588 was scheduled to take off at 5:40 pm on Monday but a bomb threat delayed the take-off.

> Bomb threat delays Chennai-Goa IndiGo flight by 5 hours, says report: Here's what happened
## Passengers deboarded
All passengers were offloaded by 6:55 pm as security personnel initiated anti-sabotage checks.
## Security response completed
Chennai Airport authorities confirmed the bomb threat response was called off at 9:20 pm after security checks.
## Flight returned to IndiGo
The aircraft was handed back to IndiGo for operations after security checks.
## Delayed departure time
The flight was expected to depart for Goa at 10:30 pm, nearly five hours after its scheduled departure.
## Mint could not verify
Mint could not verify the report and there was no immediate information on the source of the threat.
## Key takeaway

IndiGo flight 6E588 was delayed 5 hours due to a bomb threat at Chennai airport.