Mumbai: A Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight from Kuwait made an emergency landing in Mumbai on Tuesday as it was redirected to the city due to a bomb threat, a source said. According to the source, the Airbus A321neo aircraft carrying flight 6E1234 made a safe landing around 7:45 am. “Full emergency was declared for IndiGo flight 6E1234, which was diverted here due to a bomb threat e-mail received at the Hyderabad airport, at 6.33 am Tuesday,” he stated.
The warning was deemed “specific” by a bomb threat assessment committee (BTAC) that met at the Hyderabad airport, he said. Without revealing detailed specifics, IndiGo, in a statement, said that following the established protocol, relevant authorities were contacted immediately. “A security threat was received for IndiGo flight 6E1234 operating from Kuwait to Hyderabad on December 2, due to which the aircraft was diverted to Mumbai,” the airline spokeswoman stated without divulging the number of individuals on board.
Hyderabad-Bound Indigo Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Mumbai Due To Bomb Threat
