AHMEDABAD: An IndiGo Airlines flight from Kuwait to Delhi made an emergency landing in Ahmedabad on Friday after a bomb threat, triggering heightened security measures at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, officials said.
The aircraft, carrying 186 people, including 180 passengers, was in the air when a handwritten threat was discovered on a tissue paper.
The note referred to a hijacking and a bomb, prompting immediate action by the flight crew.
Following standard aviation safety protocol, the pilot alerted Air Traffic Control and decided to divert the aircraft to the nearest suitable airport, Ahmedabad.
The flight landed safely at the Ahmedabad airport, where security agencies were placed on alert ahead of its arrival.