IndiGo's Lucknow-Saudi Arabia flight makes emergency landing in Ahmedabad after bomb threat
An IndiGo flight from Lucknow to Dammam made an emergency landing in Ahmedabad following a bomb threat discovered on a note. Authorities found no suspicious items on board, and the incident is being treated as a potential hoax similar to a previous event.
Why it matters
Bomb threats against commercial aviation disrupt travel and security operations, necessitating costly emergency protocols and causing significant passenger distress.
“An IndiGo flight from Lucknow to Dammam in Saudi Arabia made an emergency landing at the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday evening (September 10, 2026) following a bomb threat but nothing suspicious has been found on board so far,” police said.
“The flight 6E97 landed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Ahmedabad Airport at 5:45 p.m.,” an official said, adding that all passengers and crew members were disembarked safely.
"A crew member found "bomb" written on a piece of paper on the flight, after which it made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad Airport. The flight was carrying 107 passengers and six crew members. They were made to disembark," Airport police inspector A.D. Chavda said.
“The local police and CISF were carrying out a search on the plane and nothing suspicious had been found so far,” officials said.
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