Gujarat: Amid chaos over mass cancellations, a Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight with 180 passengers and 6 crew members on board was diverted to Ahmedabad on Thursday after receiving a bomb scare. The flight number 6E 058, en route from Saudi Arabia’s Medina, made an emergency landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport around 12.30 am.
“When the flight was on its way to Hyderabad from Madinah, someone sent an email to IndiGo claiming that a bomb had been planted on the aircraft. Since Ahmedabad was the closest airport, the pilot decided to land here as a precautionary measure,” Zone 4 DCP Atul Bansal told PTI. According to reports, security agencies ran thorough checks, but no suspicious object was found in the aircraft during the initial search.
Gujarat | 6E 058, an IndiGo flight going from Medina to Hyderabad, made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport after an alleged bomb threat. The flight had 180 passengers and 6 crew members: Airport Sources
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2025
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Indigo flight mass cancellations
The airlines faced nationwide disruptions after thousands of passengers were left stranded due to flight cancellations on Thursday. The chaos entered the third day today as IndiGo failed to make sufficient changes to its roster planning to accommodate the new government regulations.
At least 175 flights were cancelled early morning across major airports in the country: New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, and Bengaluru. On Wednesday, at least 150 IndiGo flights were cancelled.
Passengers complain as IndiGo suffers flight delays
Many passengers complained as they suffered flight delays and cancellations. An IndiGo passenger, Sanjay, told ANI, “They are saying that IndiGo has been reporting glitches for the past 2 days. The software update in Airbus is causing these glitches, so their schedule has changed… IndiGo isn’t taking any care of its customers… I missed my connecting flight due to the delay… I tried calling the Aviation Ministry, but no one answered.
Another passenger, Jumman Ali Khan, said, “My brother passed away yesterday… The ticket prices are Rs 36,000, Rs 38,000, and Rs 40,000. But we are poor. His parents are sitting here… We are not even getting a flight… The parents are not able to go…”
#WATCH | Mumbai: Passengers complain as IndiGo suffers flight delays and cancellations.
An IndiGo passenger, Sanjay, says, “They are saying that IndiGo has been reporting glitches for the past 2 days. The software update in Airbus is causing these glitches, so their schedule has… pic.twitter.com/Dzq6bx1Tlt
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2025
IndiGo flight diverts to Mumbai after bomb threat
A Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight on Tuesday made an emergency landing at the Mumbai Airport after receiving a bomb scare. The plane was reportedly diverted to Mumbai over a threat message that warned of a bomb on the aircraft that was en route from Kuwait.
The bomb threat was received via an email at the Delhi airport, News18 reported. It warned of a ‘human bomb,’ triggering concerns among the flight authorities and passengers. Security teams and emergency responders were kept on standby at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for the flight’s emergency landing.
