New Delhi: An Air India Express flight from Mumbai to Varanasi received a bomb threat on Wednesday, prompting an immediate security response and activation of standard safety protocols, officials said.
Following the alert, a high security warning was issued at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi.
“One of our flights to Varanasi received a security threat. In line with protocol, the airport was immediately alerted, and all necessary security procedures promptly initiated,” an Air India Express spokesperson said.
The airline confirmed that the flight landed safely and all passengers were deboarded without incident. “The flight landed safely, and all guests have been disembarked. The aircraft will be released for operations once all mandated security checks are completed,” the statement added.
Sources said that in a separate incident, budget carrier IndiGo also received digital security alerts concerning five major airports — Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Thiruvananthapuram.
Authorities are investigating the origin and credibility of both threats. Heightened security measures have been implemented across airports as a precaution.
Last week, flight operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) faced major disruptions due to a technical fault in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system, affecting over 400 flights from airlines including IndiGo and Air India.
With IANS inputs