Airport security agencies were immediately alerted after the threat message, described as detailed and specific, reached the Hyderabad airport via email — a parallel alert was also reportedly received at Delhi airport. Security and emergency response teams remained on standby at the Mumbai airport during the landing. The threat prompted diversion of the aircraft as a precaution. After a meticulous inspection by bomb-disposal squads and other relevant personnel, no suspicious items were found aboard.
Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the origin of the threat email and to confirm its credibility. The airline has not yet issued an official public statement. Passenger count remains unspecified; none have been reported injured or stranded after disembarkation.
This incident follows another similar diversion earlier in November, when an IndiGo flight arriving at Hyderabad from Jeddah was rerouted to Mumbai after a hoax threat email that referenced a 1984 airport blast at Madras — that earlier alert was later declared false after exhaustive security checks at Mumbai cleared the aircraft.
Heightened vigilance across Indian airports has been the response to a spate of bomb-threat messages targeting flights and other public infrastructure. Aviation authorities and security agencies are coordinating closely to trace the source of these threats.