Bomb Threat Sent To Hyderabad's RGIA Airport For Riyadh-Bound Flight

Hyderabad: A bomb threat was sent to the email account of customer support of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad. The email threatened blast in Riyadh-bound Flynas XY 325 flight.

Any untoward incident was prevented since the flight landed safely, an RGIA official said, adding that all safety protocols were initiated.

As per reports, extensive security checks were conducted, however, no bomb was found. Officials declared the bomb threat as a hoax.

Earlier this week, a KLM Airlines Flight coming from Amsterdam to Hyderabad received a bomb threat email at the Hyderabad airport. A similar incident took place on December 5, when another threat mail threatened to explode Emirates flight EK526, which was travelling from Dubai to Hyderabad.

Both the times, no blast took place and the flights landed safely.

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