An IndiGo flight was diverted to Mumbai on Saturday after receiving a bomb threat and being warned that there were terrorists on board. The email was sent to Hyderabad airport and warned that there were “LTTE-ISIS operatives” on the aircraft arriving from Jeddah.
The flight was evacuated immediately upon landing in Mumbai and underwent security checks before it was cleared for further operations.
“A security threat was received for IndiGo flight 6E 68 operating from Jeddah to Hyderabad on 1st November 2025. The aircraft was diverted to Mumbai. Following the established protocol, we informed the relevant authorities immediately and fully cooperated with them in carrying out the necessary security checks before the aircraft was cleared for further operations,” an IndiGo Spokesperson said in a statement.
Bombing threat email
According to reports, the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport had received the threat email early on Saturday morning. The message was sent to its customer support account with the subject line asking officials to “prevent landing of IndiGo 68 to Hyderabad”. The Airport Operations Control Center sounded the alarm after receiving the alert and a virtual meeting of the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee. Less than an hour after the threat email was sent, authorities tagged the message as a specific threat and immediately diverted the flight to Mumbai.
“Onboard LTTE-ISI operatives have planned a major 1984 Madras Airport Modus Operandi-style blast on impact at the RGIA Port. Fuselages and fuel tanks are fixed with microbots. The IEDs will contain potent nerve gas. The Frankfurt operation is a test to study remedies. Please read the steganographic document below for IED location details; read between the lines,” multiple reports quoted the email as saying.
Hoax bomb threats have become a growing issue for the aviation sector in recent years with hundreds of flights disrupted due to these fake warnings.
