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Dec 9, 2025
Hyderabad airport receives bomb threat for 3 flights amid disruptions due to IndiGo fiasco | Today News
Hyderabad airport receives bomb threat for 3 flights amid disruptions due to IndiGo fiasco | Today News
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Hyderabad airport on Sunday received a bomb threat for 3 flights amid disruptions due to IndiGo fiasco. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport authorities initiated standard safety protocols for the aircrafts, all of which landed safely.
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) of Hyderabad issued a statement about a bomb threat email that was received on 7 December. The bomb threat mail was sent to Hyderabad airport customer support ID for three flights all which landed safely, ANI reported.
Although the airline sought extension of response period but the DGCA granted time till 6:00 PM of 8 December. DGCA held the airline accountable for large-scale operational disruptions in recent days and pointed to "significant lapses in planning, oversight and resource management."
Nationwide flight disruptions were reported at major airports with Telangana's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Telangana's capital being the worst hit. As many as 400 IndiGo flights were cancelled on 7 December.
The worst hit, Telangana's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad, saw 115 flights cancelled today, with 54 arrivals and 61 departures affected.
According to a statement from the Delhi Airport, at least 59 departures and 50 arrivals,s totalling 109 flights, have been cancelled today.
Kolkata saw at least 76 flights affected, with 53 departure cancellations and 23 arrivals cancelled. According to a statement from NSCBI Kolkata airport, 14 departures out of 43 between midnight and 10 AM today have been cancelled. Of the 17 arrivals scheduled, 2 had been cancelled, and 2 flights had been delayed by more than 30 minutes.
Ahmedabad, another major urban centre for air travel, saw relatively low cancellations at 27 flights, with 16 arrivals and 11 departures cancelled. However, the airport also clarified that there were "no issues in terminal and airside," with passenger facilitation handled. Out of a combined 226 arrivals and departures scheduled, atleast 33 per ce
