A Kuwait–Hyderabad IndiGo flight was diverted to Mumbai on Tuesday after authorities received a threat message warning of a human bomb onboard, ANI reported. The warning came through a detailed email sent to the Hyderabad airport. Officials treated it as a specific and credible threat.
Following the alert, the aircraft landed safely in Mumbai. It was moved to the isolation area, where security teams began a full check of the plane. Emergency responders were on standby.
Bomb threat on Kuwait-Hyd IndiGo flight
So far, there has been no information about how many passengers were on board, and IndiGo has not yet released an official statement about the incident.
This incident comes a day after a private school in the Mira Road area of Thane district, Maharashtra, received a bomb threat on Monday morning. According to the authorities, school’s office received an email around 6:30 am claiming a bomb was planted on its premises. Police were immediately alerted, and a thorough search by the bomb detection and disposal squad was conducted. The threat was later revealed as a hoax. The area was cleared, and school sessions continued as usual.
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Emergency landing at Mumbai Airport after a bomb threat in a Kuwait-Hyderabad IndiGo flight. More details awaited.
— ANI (@ANI) December 2, 2025
Government data reveals that in 2024, Indian airlines received around 728 bomb threats. In 2025 alone, an estimated 100 threats have been reported, with 65 of them recorded by July. According to data from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), a total of 881 hoax bomb threats were reported by airlines between 2022 and July 20, 2025.
