IndiGo Mumbai-Delhi flight diverted to Ahmedabad after bomb threat

A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Mumbai was diverted to Ahmedabad due to a bomb threat, which was later confirmed to be a hoax on Wednesday.

An airport official reported that the threat was received via a tweet soon after the aircraft, which had nearly 200 passengers and crew, departed from Mumbai on Tuesday night.

Upon receiving the threat, Mumbai ATC alerted the pilots, who then decided to make an emergency landing at Ahmedabad, the nearest airport on the route to Delhi.

This incident follows several recent hoax bomb threats targeting flights. On Monday, three international flights departing from Mumbai received similar threats.

An Air India flight bound for New York was diverted to New Delhi, while two IndiGo flights were delayed for several hours.