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IndiGo flight returns to Bengaluru after hijack threat note discovered onboard
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Flight 6E-451 from Bengaluru to Lucknow made an emergency return after a handwritten hijack threat note was found in the aircraft's toilet. The message stated the flight would be hijacked at 6:30 p.m., prompting a full emergency declaration at Bengaluru airport.
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Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight emergency returns to Bengaluru after hijack threat note found onboard (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Flight 6E-451 had departed from Terminal 1 of KIA when cabin crew members found the note. The message reportedly read: “This flight is going to hijack at 6.30, ignore and see the consequences.”
'Ignore, See Consequences': IndiGo Flight Returns To Bengaluru After Hijack Threat Note Found In Toilet (opens NDTV in a new tab)
On flight 6E451 from Bengaluru to Lucknow, a passenger spotted the handwritten threat note in the aircraft's toilet and alerted the crew.
Bengaluru airport declares full emergency after security threat on Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
A full emergency was declared at Bengaluru airport after a suspected hijack threat note was found in the washroom of a Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight.
