Bomb scare on Dubai–Hyderabad Emirates flight: Threat email sparks alert; aircraft lands safely at RGIA

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) connected Friday received a weaponry menace email for Emirates formation EK526 from Dubai (DXB) to Hyderabad (HYD), which led the airdrome to travel modular information procedures aft the level landed, according to quality bureau ANI.According to GMR PRO, the email reached Hyderabad Airport lawsuit enactment astatine astir 7.30 am. Despite the threat, the formation continued nether heightened surveillance and landed safely astatine RGIA astir 8.30 am.After landing, information teams moved the craft to an isolated bay and safely deboarded each passengers, pursuing modular procedures.

This comes amid a bid of bomb-related threats targeting flights to Hyderabad.

On Thursday, IndiGo formation 6E 058 from Medina to Hyderabad made an exigency landing astatine Ahmedabad aft a akin threat. The formation had 180 passengers and six unit members. Earlier this week, a Kuwait-Hyderabad IndiGo formation was besides diverted to Mumbai pursuing a weaponry scare.Earlier incidents see a fake menace connected 22 November claiming an RDX instrumentality adjacent the arrivals area, which constabulary aboriginal confirmed to beryllium a hoax.

On 1 November, different weaponry menace email forced an IndiGo formation to divert."On 01.11.2025 astatine astir 0535 hrs, a connection was received from APOC that an email was received astatine RGIA Customer Support RGIA.Customersupport@gmrgroup.in from email ID Papaita Rajan astatine 05:25 hrs with Subject: Prevent landing of IndiGO 68 to Hyderabad," RGIA officials said. They added that the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) convened virtually from 0539 hrs to 0622 hrs and declared it a circumstantial threat.