Bomb‑threat note on tissue paper forces IndiGo Lucknow‑Dammam flight to make emergency landing in Ahmedabad

A ‘bomb’ note on IndiGo's Lucknow-Dammam flight forced it to make emergency landing in Ahmedabad on Thursday. A crew member found ‘bomb’ written on a piece of paper following which the flight, with 107 passengers and six crew members onboard, made the emergency landing, officials said.

IndiGo's flight 6E 97 landed safely at the Ahmedabad airport at 5:40 pm and security checks as per the protocol are underway. Recovery flight from Ahmedabad is likely to take off at around 8:30 pm.

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