Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight returns to Bengaluru after security threat onboard
Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight returns to Bengaluru after security threat onboard

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Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight returns to Bengaluru after security threat onboard
Passengers aboard IndiGo flight 6E 451 from Bengaluru to Lucknow experienced panic after a hijack threat note was found. The note was discovered in the aircraft toilet around thirty minutes after take-off, prompting immediate action. Cabin crew alerted the pilot, who decided to return to the Kempegowda International Airport for security checks. Security agencies conducted a thorough search, declaring the threat a hoax after ninety minutes.
After note was found, pilots chose to return to the airport in Bengaluru as a precaution.
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.