Overview
- RGI Airport police said an email received around 6:30 pm Friday triggered full searches that found nothing, and they labeled the threat a hoax.
- Officers registered a case and began an investigation to trace who sent the email and how it was routed.
- CNBCTV18, citing The Times of India, reported the email mentioned a Lufthansa flight and said a separate message on Saturday claimed an AirAsia arrival would be blown up, with officials seeking more details.
- Security teams conducted extensive checks across terminals, gates, and aircraft in line with standard airport procedures for threat emails.
- The scare fits a pattern in Hyderabad, including a November 2025 email that diverted an IndiGo flight and a March 2026 hoax that falsely claimed 14 RDX bombs at the city’s weather office.