Bomb threat emails trigger heightened security at Hyderabad airport
RGI Airport witnessed a surge in bomb threat emails over four days, affecting multiple international and domestic flights. Several flights were diverted or returned as a precaution. Security agencies intensified checks, and police have registered cases and launched an investigation into the anonymous emails
Hyderabad: The anti-sabotage teams at the RGI Airport are in a tizzy following a spate of bomb threat calls to various flights over the last four days.
On Saturday, the airport customer support team received an email warning of a bomb threat to two flights — Heathrow to Hyderabad BA 277 and KU 373 Kuwait–Hyderabad. While the flight from Heathrow landed safely at RGI Airport at 5.25 am, before the security agencies conducted a thorough check of the aircraft to find nothing, the other flight, KU 373 Kuwait–Hyderabad, returned to the departure airport after authorities communicated the threat message to the crew.
On Friday, an Emirates flight, EK 526, arriving from Dubai, allegedly received a bomb threat through email. Airport security carried out anti-sabotage checks and later declared it a hoax.
Later in the evening, the airport received an email about a bomb threat to a Delhi–Hyderabad flight, which also landed safely.
Anonymous persons have been sending emails to airport customer support claiming that bombs were placed in flights or that attempts would be made to bomb them.
Since Wednesday, the airport has been receiving such emails, prompting security agencies to scale up security measures. At least three flights were diverted to other destinations or returned to their departure points following the threats.
The RGI Airport police have registered cases against the persons sending the emails and have begun investigations.
