Bomb Threat Forces Safe Landing for BA Flight

• BA flight from London to Hyderabad got a bomb threat via email.
• Flight landed safely; safety protocols like screening were activated.
• Similar threats targeted Indigo flights earlier this month recently.

A Hyderabad-bound British Airways flight from London received a bomb threat, prompting aerodrome authorities to activate standard safety measures after the aircraft landed at Rajiv Gandhi International

Airport, airport sources said on Tuesday.

According to officials, the customer support service of the Hyderabad airport received an email on Monday containing a bomb threat to British Airways flight BA 277 operating from Heathrow to Hyderabad.

“The flight landed safely, and a standard safety protocol was initiated. The flight has already departed for Heathrow,” news agency PTI reported, citing sources.

They said standard safety procedures include isolating the aircraft, screening passengers and baggage, keeping fire engines on standby and deploying sniffer dogs, among other measures.

This is the latest in the series of flights receiving bomb threats. Earlier this month, two similar emails targeting Indigo’s Madina–Hyderabad and Sharjah-Hyderabad flights were received by the airport, separately. Consequently, Madina–Hyderabad flight was diverted to Ahmedabad Airport.