Kuwait-Hyderabad IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai after bomb threat

Hyderabad: An IndiGo flight from Kuwait to Hyderabad was diverted to Mumbai on Tuesday morning after receiving a bomb threat email, PTI reported.

The flight landed safely in Mumbai, police said. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) received an e-mail threat which claimed that ‘some anti-social elements are planning to carry out an attack using remote controlled explosive devices on the flight once it lands in Hyderabad’.

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IndiGo flight that was supposed to land at Shamshabad Airport at 8.10 am, was diverted promptly.

After the plane landed, bomb-disposal teams and emergency responders and CISF personnel combed through the aircraft but not a single suspicious item was found. Further investigation is underway.