Mumbai Airport Gets Bomb Threat Call Targeting IndiGo Flight, Security Heightened
Authorities at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport were on high alert after a bomb threat was received concerning an IndiGo flight arriving from Chandigarh. The threat was made via a phone call to the airport hotline, mentioning the intent to detonate a bomb on the aircraft.
The IndiGo flight, which had been en route from Chandigarh, landed at the Mumbai airport late last night.
Following the threat, security protocols were immediately activated. The aircraft was secured in an isolated area, and a thorough search operation was conducted by security personnel.
Nothing suspicious has been discovered on board the aircraft however the police are continuing their investigation into the source and credibility of the bomb threat.
The threat comes as India targeted nine facilities associated with Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen in Pakistan and PoK in an operation codenamed ‘Operation Sindoor’. This action was in direct response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians.
Earlier, IndiGo announced via X (formerly Twitter) that flight operations to and from Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, and Dharamshala were experiencing disruptions due to evolving airspace conditions. A later update from the airline also noted that services to and from Bikaner were similarly affected by the ongoing airspace restrictions.
