Jeddah-Hyderabad IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai after ‘human bomb’ threat, aircraft lands safely

The Rajiv Gandhi International (RGIA) Airport here received a threat email on Saturday claiming that there was a “human bomb” onboard an IndiGo flight from Jeddah to Hyderabad, following which the aircraft was diverted to Mumbai where it landed safely, police said.

The airport authorities lodged a complaint with police, saying they received the threat email at around 5.30 am which warned them to “prevent landing of IndiGo (flight) in Hyderabad”.

The email further stated “…onboard LTTE-ISI operatives have planned a major 1984 Madras Airport Modus operandi style blast”, police said.