IndiGo flight returns to Bengaluru after threat note found
Crime · First reported 7 Nov, 17:41 · Updated 17:52
A handwritten note found in the toilet of an IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Lucknow prompted the aircraft to return to Bengaluru for security checks. Police later described the threat as a hoax, and the flight continued its journey.
- A passenger found a note in the toilet about 30 minutes after flight 6E 451 took off from Bengaluru for Lucknow and alerted the crew.
- The pilot returned the aircraft to Bengaluru, where security agencies searched it; a police officer said the search lasted 90 minutes and the threat was declared a hoax.
- The flight continued its journey later that night. IndiGo said authorities were informed and passengers received refreshments and updates.
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- Flight
- IndiGo 6E 451 / 6E451, Bengaluru to Lucknow
- Passengers
- 178
- Departure
- Around 5.50pm on Saturday
- Note discovered
- Around 30 minutes after take-off
- Search
- 90 minutes; police said the threat was declared a hoax
- Outcome
- The flight continued its journey later that night
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