Dubai-Hyderabad Emirates flight receives bomb threat, lands safely

Hyderabad: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Friday received a bomb threat to a Dubai-Hyderabad Emirates flight, prompting the aerodrome to initiate standard safety protocols after the aircraft landed, sources said.

The flight EK526 landed at 8.30 AM safely, the airport sources further said.

"On 5th December, 2025, a Bomb threat email was received on Hyderabad airport customer support email id at 7.30 am for Dubai to Hyderabad flight EK526. The Flight landed safely in Hyderabad at 8.30 am. Standard safety protocols were initiated,” sources told PTI.

The protocols include isolation of the aircraft, screening of baggage and passengers, keeping fire engines ready and pressing sniffer dogs into service, among others, sources added.

Flight EK526, a Boeing 777-300ER (twin-jet) took off from Dubai at 3.51 am.

On Thursday, the airport received two similar emails targeting Indigo's Madina–Hyderabad and Sharjah-Hyderabad flights separately. Madina–Hyderabad was diverted to Ahmedabad Airport.