Hyderabad: The Hyderabad airport on Sunday received a bomb threat for a Bahrain to Hyderabad flight, following which the aircraft was diverted to Mumbai, where it landed safely, police said.
Ultimately, the threat turned out to be a hoax, an official said.
Based on a complaint filed by the RGI airport officials, a case was registered here, police said.
The threat email received by the airport claimed that a bomb was placed on board the flight coming from Bahrain to Hyderabad. Following this, the flight was diverted to Mumbai, where it landed safely, a police official said.
“Security checking was carried out there, and nothing suspicious was found, and the bomb threat turned out to be a hoax,” the official said. Further investigation is on.
