Three Hyderabad-bound flights receive bomb threats; all found to be hoax
Three Hyderabad-bound flights—IndiGo, Lufthansa and British Airways—received bomb threat emails on Sunday, prompting heightened security at RGIA. All aircraft landed safely, passengers were evacuated, and Bomb Squad teams conducted checks. The threats were later declared a hoax as police probe the source.
Hyderabad: Yet again, tension prevailed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport after authorities received bomb threat emails targeting three incoming flights on Sunday.
The flights that received the threat include IndiGo flight 6E-7178 from Kannur, Kerala to Hyderabad, Lufthansa flight LH-752 from Frankfurt to Hyderabad and the British Airways flight from London to Hyderabad
As per information available, all three aircraft were allowed to make safe landings at Shamshabad airport. Following standard protocol, airport officials immediately evacuated the passengers and shifted them to isolation areas for safety checks.
Security teams, including the Bomb Squad and Dog Squad, had thoroughly inspected all three planes. Additional CISF security personnel were deployed around the airport premises. However, it turned out to be a hoax.
Authorities are verifying the source of the threat mails.
