Overview
- Air India flight AI188 from Toronto to Delhi reported a bomb threat during cruise, landed safely at IGI, and the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee classified the alert as non-specific.
- IndiGo earlier received a message naming five major airports, triggering high alerts and precautionary checks that were later declared a hoax or non-specific.
- An Air India Express Mumbai–Varanasi flight made an emergency landing for inspections, passengers were evacuated safely, and the BTAC ruled the threat a hoax.
- Airports are enforcing Bureau of Civil Aviation Security directives that include secondary ladder point checks, full aircraft and catering inspections, random baggage screening, and closer scrutiny of non-scheduled flights.
- Cybercrime units and security agencies are investigating anonymous digital threats following the Red Fort car blast, with airports advising early arrival as longer screening continues and no explosives have been found.