IndiGo Kochi-Delhi flight diverted to Nagpur after bomb threat

An IndiGo flight 6E 2706 which was travelling from Muscat to Delhi with a layover at Kochi made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport on Tuesday after a bomb threat was receivedAccording to Lohit Matani DCP Nagpur all passengers have been safely deboarded and an investigation is currently underway Preliminary checks have not found anything suspicious so far officials saidFurther investigation into the incident is underwaySimilarly on Monday officials informed that Lufthansa flight LH752 which was flying from Frankfurt to Hyderabad was forced to return to Germany after a bomb threat was received A committee has been formed to assess the threat as per Standard Operating Procedure SOPAccording to official sources the Hyderabadbound Lufthansa flight took off from Frankfurt on June 15 and was supposed to reach its destination early this morning However after an email was received at Hyderabad airport about targeting the flight with a bomb at 601 PM on June 15 out of an abundance of caution the flight was advised to returnWATCH An IndiGo flight 6E 2706 from Muscat Kochi Delhi made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport after a bomb threat was received All passengers have been deboarded investigation is underway nothing suspicious has been found so farVisuals from Nagpur airport inhellip httpstcoQQax2PkdN2 pictwittercomANzfaJzm2Umdash ANI ANI June 17 2025A bomb threat assessment committee was formed and all procedures were followed as per SOP In the interest of safety the airline was advised to divert back to the origin or the nearest suitable airport said an official sourceEarlier Lufthansa airline told ANI We did not receive a permit to land in Hyderabad and thats why the aircraft took a Uturn and returnedMeanwhile a Lufthansa spokesperson said that the flight was diverted out of an abundance of caution and that the passengers were provided accommodation as they departed for HyderabadOut of an abundance of caution Lufthansa flight LH752 from Frankfurt to Hyderabad returned to its point of departure after authorities were made aware of a bomb threat posted on social media the spokesperson said adding further The safety of our passengers and crew is Lufthansas highest priority Affected passengers were provided with accommodation in Frankfurt and will be continuing their journey to Hyderabad todayThe Hyderabad airport said earlier that the flight was diverted as it had still not entered Indian airspace as the threat was receivedFurther investigation into the incident is underwayIn a similar incident on June 13 a Delhibound Air India flight coming from Thailands Phuket received a bomb threat and made an emergency landing on the island according to airport authorities The Air India flight AI 379 took off from Phuket at 930 and was on its way to New Delhi before it was divertedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever