Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:06am on 18 Jan 2026,Sunday India
An IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-6650 from Delhi to Bagdogra was forced to make an emergency landing at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport on Sunday morning after a bomb threat was reported onboard, police said. The alert came when a handwritten note on tissue paper stating “Plane mein bomb” (bomb in the plane) was discovered in a lavatory, prompting air traffic control to divert the aircraft as a precaution. All passengers, including 222 adults and eight infants, two pilots and five crew members, were safely evacuated. The plane was moved to an isolation bay, and bomb disposal and security teams conducted thorough inspections. Investigations are ongoing.
