HYDERABAD: An IndiGo flight from Kuwait to Hyderabad was diverted to Mumbai on Tuesday after authorities at Hyderabad Airport received a bomb threat.
Flight 6E-1234 was diverted midair after a threat message was received at the customer support at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at 05.12 a.m., official sources said.
The flight with 235 passengers was forced into emergency diversion but landed safely at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) at 07.47 a.m.
After the landing, the aircraft was moved to an isolated bay as part of emergency procedures. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, with the help of bomb disposal squads, reportedly conducted a thorough check. All passengers and crew were safe.