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Center-Right Owned by HT Media Ltd.IndiGo's Bengaluru-Lucknow flight returns after hijack threat note found; full emergency declared at Kempegowda Airport
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An IndiGo flight operating from Bengaluru to Lucknow turned back after a handwritten hijack threat was discovered inside the aircraft’s toilet, prompting the crew to make a U‑turn and return to the departure airport.
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left · 4 outlets
Flight 6E451 returned to Bengaluru with 178 passengers on board after a handwritten note threatened a hijacking at 6.30 pm, triggering security checks at the airport
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BENGALURU: A Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight returned to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) shortly after take off on Saturday after a suspected hijack threat note was found inside the aircraft’s lavatory. Flight 6E-451, which had departed from Terminal 1, declared a full emergency and returned to…
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BENGALURU: A Bengaluru–Lucknow IndiGo flight returned to Kempegowda International Airport on Saturday evening after a handwritten note threatening to hijack the aircraft was found inside its lavatory. Flight 6E 451, carrying 178 passengers, had taken off from Bengaluru at around 5.50 pm. A passenger…
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The aircraft was on its way to Lucknow when the note was discovered. As per safety protocols, the aircraft was turned around and returned to Bengaluru so that security procedures could be carried out.
