An IndiGo flight from Medina, Saudi Arabia to Hyderabad was diverted to Ahmedabad on Thursday following a bomb threat, a police official said.
The flight landed safely at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport here around 12.30 pm and all passengers and crew were disembarked to conduct a thorough search of the aircraft, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 4) Atul Bansal said.
“When the flight was on its way to Hyderabad from Madinah, someone sent an email to IndiGo claiming that a bomb had been planted on the plane. Since Ahmedabad was the nearest airport, the pilot decided to land here as a precautionary measure,” Bansal said.
After being alerted to the bomb threat, local police rushed to the scene to assist the Central Industrial Security Unit and the National Disaster Response Force, the official said, adding that nothing suspicious was found during the initial search.
