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An IndiGo Airlines formation en way from Delhi to Bagdogra, West Bengal made an exigency landing astatine the Lucknow airdrome connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) greeting pursuing a weaponry threat, constabulary said.
Bomb disposal squads, information agencies and airdrome authorities are carrying retired thorough information cheque of the formation carrying 222 passengers, including 8 infants, too 2 pilots and 5 unit members.
All passengers and unit were safely evacuated, officials said.
According to officials, Air Traffic Control (ATC) received accusation astatine astir 8.46 a.m. astir a weaponry menace connected IndiGo formation 6E-6650. Acting connected the alert and pursuing prescribed information protocols, the craft was diverted and made a harmless exigency landing astatine Lucknow airdrome astatine 9.17 a.m..
As per a property connection issued by the Lucknow constabulary commissionerate, aft landing, the craft was instantly parked successful an isolation bay.
During preliminary checks, a handwritten enactment connected a insubstantial insubstantial bearing the words "Plane mein bomb" (bomb successful the plane) was found, constabulary said.
Further probe and indispensable ineligible enactment are underway. The instrumentality and bid concern remains mean and nether control, constabulary said.
