IndiGo Jeddah-Hyderabad Flight Receives Hoax Bomb Threat, Diverted To Mumbai
At Mumbai airport, necessary checks were conducted and all efforts were made to minimise inconvenience to the fliers, IndiGo said in a statement.
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- The threat referred to a 1984 Madras airport-style blast
- IndiGo said it informed the relevant authorities immediately and fully cooperated with them
- Security checks were carried out at Mumbai airport
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An IndiGo flight travelling from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to Hyderabad was diverted to Mumbai after a bomb hoax that threatened a "1984 Madras airport-style blast". At Mumbai airport, necessary checks were conducted and all efforts were made to minimise inconvenience to the fliers, IndiGo said in a statement.
"A security threat was received for IndiGo flight 6E 68 operating from Jeddah to Hyderabad on 1st November 2025 and the aircraft was diverted to Mumbai. Following the established protocol, we informed the relevant authorities immediately and fully cooperated with them in carrying out the necessary security checks before the aircraft is cleared for further operations," IndiGo said in the statement.
According to aviation tracker flightradar24, the flight was to land in Hyderabad at 9.10 am, but was diverted to Mumbai after the threat. The flight took off after the checks and reached Hyderabad around 4 pm.
"We made all efforts to minimise inconvenience to our customers, including offering them refreshments and sharing regular updates. As always, safety and security of our customers, crew and aircraft are our topmost priorities," the airline added.
Sources in IndiGo said the threat email warned of a "1984 Madras Airport-style blast". The 1984 blast, also known as the Meenambakkam bomb blast, was a terrorist attack at Chennai airport, then known as Madras airport, on August 2, 1984, and claimed 33 lives. Behind the terror attack was the Sri Lankan separatist group Tamil Eelam Army.
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