<p>However, after a thorough search of the plane, authorities at the Tribhuvan International Airport here said that it was a hoax. “Nothing was found during the security check and the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, has been cleared for flight,” a SpiceJet spokesperson said in New Delhi. The flight SG-042 was delayed for about four hour due to the threat. <br /><br />The aircraft with 173 passengers and 6 crew members was ready for take off for Delhi from Kathmandu airport at 1030 am. All the passengers were evacuated after one of them reported that there was a bomb inside the aircraft at the time it was about to take off at 10 am, said an official at the airport’s Rescue Coordination Committee.<br /><br />The plane was isolated and security personnel conducted thorough checking of the aircraft for more than three hours after the bomb threat was reported.</p>
<p>However, after a thorough search of the plane, authorities at the Tribhuvan International Airport here said that it was a hoax. “Nothing was found during the security check and the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, has been cleared for flight,” a SpiceJet spokesperson said in New Delhi. The flight SG-042 was delayed for about four hour due to the threat. <br /><br />The aircraft with 173 passengers and 6 crew members was ready for take off for Delhi from Kathmandu airport at 1030 am. All the passengers were evacuated after one of them reported that there was a bomb inside the aircraft at the time it was about to take off at 10 am, said an official at the airport’s Rescue Coordination Committee.<br /><br />The plane was isolated and security personnel conducted thorough checking of the aircraft for more than three hours after the bomb threat was reported.</p>