IndiGo's Delhi-Pune flight receives hoax bomb threat

IndiGo Flight 6E 2608 operating from Delhi to Pune received a bomb threat upon arrival at Pune Airport on Thursday The threat was in the form of a handwritten note found in the aircrafts lavatory The flight landed safely at Pune airport and all passengers were deboarded safely as per sourcesThe aircraft scheduled to arrive at 840 pm landed at 924 pm and was parked at Bay No 3 at 927 pm Subsequently Air Traffic Control ATC communicated the bomb threat information to Apron ControlThe aircraft was then moved to the isolation bay Apron Control immediately alerted all concerned agencies and the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee BTAC was convened Following the assessment the aircraft was thoroughly checked by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad BDDSNo suspicious or adverse findings were detected during the security checks Upon completion of the procedures the aircraft was cleared and released for normal operations The situation was handled in a coordinated and timely manner and no further incident was reportedSimilarly an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bagdogra was diverted to Lucknow on Sunday morning after a security threat was detected on board the airline said in a statementA security threat was noticed onboard IndiGo flight 6E 6650 operating from Delhi to Bagdogra on 18 January 2026 due to which the aircraft was diverted to Lucknow Following the established protocol we informed the relevant authorities immediately and are fully cooperating with them in carrying out the necessary security checks as per an IndiGo spokespersonPanic erupted following the report of a bomb on an IndiGo Airlines flight prompting the emergency diversionAccording to Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP Rajneesh Verma the threat originated from a handwritten note found inside the aircrafts toiletA message was found written on a tissue paper in the toilet of the flight stating that there was a bomb on board The flight had 238 passengers along with the pilots and crew The flight was en route from Delhi to Bagdogra It made an emergency landing in Lucknow and is currently being searched the ACP saidUpon arrival at Lucknow airport security personnel immediately surrounded the plane parked in the isolation bay The bomb disposal squad and CISF teams initiated a thorough investigation All passengers were evacuated and scanned and a comprehensive search is being conducted at the airportThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever