Overview
- An IndiGo aircraft preparing to fly from Mumbai to Ahmedabad discovered a tissue with the word “Danger” in its lavatory on Wednesday, prompting a security alert at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
- Police and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad searched the plane and surrounding areas and found no explosive or suspicious item, and officials later declared a false alarm.
- Mumbai Police registered a case against an unidentified person and began efforts to identify who left the note.
- In Pune a day earlier, IndiGo flight 6E-721 was delayed after the word “bomb” was found written on an interior wall, and investigators sent handwriting samples to experts and are cross-checking passenger records because there are no cameras on board.
- Officials are probing whether these incidents fit a broader pattern of hoax threats to Indian airlines, with Pune airport facing multiple fake bomb emails since 2024 and a separate arrest reported for mass hoax messages providing added context.