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A bomb threat has been received on board a British Airways flight from London to Hyderabad, airport sources said on Tuesday, forcing airport authorities to initiate standard security protocols after the plane lands here.
The customer support service of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Monday received a mail containing a bomb threat on BA 277 flight from Heathrow to Hyderabad, he said.
“The flight landed safely and a standard safety protocol was initiated. The flight has already departed for Heathrow,” sources told PTI.
Sources said standard security protocols include isolating the aircraft, checking luggage and passengers, keeping fire engines on standby and putting sniffer dogs into service.
Earlier this month, two similar emails targeting IndiGo’s Madinah-Hyderabad and Sharjah-Hyderabad flights were received separately by the airport.
The Madina-Hyderabad flight was diverted to Ahmedabad airport.