Mid-Air Bomb Scare Sends IndiGo Flight to Emergency Landing in Ahmedabad
What Happened
IndiGo flight 6E97, travelling from Lucknow to Dammam, made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad Airport on September 10 after a crew member found “BOMB” written on a piece of paper in the aircraft. Police said the flight was carrying 107 passengers and six crew members, all of whom were safely evacuated. The aircraft was isolated and inspected by the CISF, local police and the Special Operations Group, but no suspicious material was found.
Key Takeaways
This closely mirrors an incident on August 31, just 10 days earlier, when an Air India Express Dammam-Delhi flight was diverted to Ahmedabad after “bomb” was found written on tissue paper in its lavatory. That search also found no explosive material. Authorities are investigating whether the two incidents are connected. A separate IndiGo Kolkata-Gorakhpur flight was delayed on September 5 after a similar message was reportedly found on toilet paper.