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An IndiGo formation from Kuwait to Hyderabad was diverted to Mumbai connected Tuesday greeting (December 2, 2025) aft the hose received a weaponry threat.
The aircraft, which was scheduled to onshore astatine Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) astatine 8.10 a.m., was redirected mid-route arsenic a precaution.
Data from the flight-tracking work FlightRadar24 showed that the Airbus A321 departed from Kuwait International Airport astatine 1.56 a.m. and was scheduled to get astatine Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) astatine 8.10 a.m. The aircraft, upon entering Indian airspace, was diverted and landed safely astatine Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) astatine astir 7.40 a.m.
Officials astatine the Hyderabad airdrome said they alerted the applicable authorities arsenic soon arsenic the menace email was received, pursuing established information protocols. An authoritative connection from IndiGo regarding the incidental is awaited.
According to RGIA Inspector S. Kanakaiah, an email informing of an explosive instrumentality was sent to the GMR airdrome authorities astatine astir 5.15 a.m., prompting the contiguous diversion of the formation 6E1234.
Security checks were carried retired upon landing successful Mumbai, and the menace was aboriginal confirmed to beryllium a hoax.
A lawsuit has been registered, and an probe is underway to place the sender of the email.
