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An Indigo flight was diverted to Mumbai Airport after receiving a bomb threat on Tuesday. The flight made emergency landing at the Mumbai airport following this.
The Hyderabad-bound flight flew from Kuwait before being diverted to Mumbai.
The flight 6E1234, operated by an Airbus A321neo aircraft, landed safely at 7:45 am, the source said.
"Full emergency was declared for IndiGo flight 6E1234, which was diverted here due to a bomb threat e-mail received at the Hyderabad airport, at 6.33 am Tuesday," he added.
A bomb threat assessment committee (BTAC) assembled at the Hyderabad airport and declared the threat as "specific", he said.
Without sharing specific details, IndiGo, in a statement, said that following the established protocol, relevant authorities were informed immediately.
"A security threat was received for IndiGo flight 6E1234 operating from Kuwait to Hyderabad on December 2, due to which the aircraft was diverted to Mumbai," the airline spokesperson said without sharing the number of persons on board.
(With PTI inputs)