Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) faced a tense atmosphere after three incoming flights received bomb threat emails, marking the second consecutive week the airport has been targeted. The threats, sent to RGIA’s customer support ID, specifically mentioned IndiGo flight 6E 7178 from Kannur, Lufthansa’s LH 752 from Frankfurt and British Airways’ BA 277 from Heathrow.
IndiGo’s Kannur–Hyderabad flight was the first to land safely at 10:50 pm on December 7, followed by Lufthansa’s Frankfurt–Hyderabad flight at 2:00 am, and British Airways’ Heathrow–Hyderabad aircraft at 5:30 am on December 8.
Airport authorities immediately activated full security protocols, isolating the aircraft, screening passengers and baggage, deploying sniffer dogs,and keeping fire engines on standby as a precaution. Officials confirmed that all passengers on this week’s flights were safe. Investigations are ongoing to trace the source of the repeated threats.
