Kuala Lumpur-Hyderabad AirAsia flight receives bomb threat, declared hoax

A Kuala Lumpur-Hyderabad AirAsia formation received a weaponry threat, which was aboriginal declared a hoax pursuing information checks.

Police connected Saturday (May 16, 2026) said the lawsuit work section of GMR Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport received the menace via email connected Friday (May 15).

The email claimed that a termination bomber was connected committee the flight.

Security checks were conducted aft the formation landed, and it was aboriginal confirmed to beryllium a hoax, constabulary added.