Hyderabad: Four flights received bomb threats late Saturday, prompting RGI airport authorities to enhance security measures and activate emergency protocols. The threat messages on X specifically targeted three IndiGo flights and one Air India flight.
According to sources, one of the three IndiGo flights, 6E-162 (Goa to Kolkata), was diverted to an isolation bay at RGI airport. CISF teams, police, and other enforcement agencies conducted thorough searches of the aircraft, ultimately declaring the threat a hoax. After complete sanitization and security clearance, the flight was permitted to take off.
Similar threat messages were received for two flights that had already departed from Hyderabad. Cases have been registered at the RGI airport police station, and an investigation is underway to identify the X account holder, said K Srinivas Rao, ACP, Shamshabad division, Cyberabad. While the threats were determined to be hoaxes, an emergency security situation remains in effect, and checks at the airport and surrounding areas are ongoing as a precautionary measure, added sources.