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'Ignore, See Consequences': IndiGo Flight Returns To Bengaluru After Hijack Threat Note Found In Toilet

'Ignore, See Consequences': IndiGo Flight Returns To Bengaluru After Hijack Threat Note Found In Toilet

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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

    — The Federal

  • center · 3 outlets

    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…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 5 outlets

    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…

    — The Pioneer

RSS excerpt

On flight 6E451 from Bengaluru to Lucknow, a passenger spotted the handwritten threat note in the aircraft's toilet and alerted the crew.

Coverage arrived over 11 hours — first from India Today, latest from India Today.

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  4. Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

    Handwritten hijack threat forces Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight to return to Bengaluru's KIA

    Bengaluru: A handwritten note threatening to hijack a Bengaluru-Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight triggered a security alert on Saturday evening, forcing the aircraft to return to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) shortly after take-off. The IndiGo flight 6E-451, carrying 178 passengers, had departed…

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  6. NDTV Center-Right Adani Group (AMG Media) Current article

    'Ignore, See Consequences': IndiGo Flight Returns To Bengaluru After Hijack Threat Note Found In Toilet

    On flight 6E451 from Bengaluru to Lucknow, a passenger spotted the handwritten threat note in the aircraft's toilet and alerted the crew.

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