IndiGo Flight Delayed After Hoax Bomb Threat at Lucknow Airport
A handwritten bomb threat discovered on a tissue paper inside the lavatory of IndiGo flight 6E 2111 at Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport prompted a full security response on Friday, June 12, 2026. The aircraft, carrying approximately 180 passengers on the Ahmedabad–Lucknow–Delhi route, was moved to an isolation parking position where all passengers were deboarded and searched by bomb disposal teams. No explosive or harmful substance was found, confirming the threat was a hoax, though legal and security procedures remained ongoing.
IndiGo flight 6E 2111, scheduled to depart Lucknow for Delhi at 10:45 am on Friday, was delayed after cabin crew discovered a tissue paper with the word 'bomb' written on it inside the aircraft's lavatory. The threat was reported at approximately 11:15 am, and the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee classified it as 'specific' at 11:47 am, triggering a formal security protocol. The aircraft, carrying around 180 passengers, was moved to the Isolation Aircraft Parking Position and all passengers were deboarded by approximately 12:34 pm. Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad teams, along with other security agencies including the CISF, conducted a thorough search of the aircraft and screened all passenger baggage. No bomb or harmful substance was found, and officials confirmed the threat was a hoax. IndiGo stated it was fully cooperating with authorities and would operate the flight to Delhi once clearances were secured, while providing passengers with refreshments and updates. Further legal proceedings were reported to be underway.
What's missing
The legal consequences under Indian aviation security law for filing a false bomb threat are not addressed by any source.
How coverage differed
Times of India provided a more detailed procedural account, including specific timestamps and the formal classification of the threat as 'specific' by the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee, while NDTV and The Hindu — both drawing from the same PTI syndicated feed — were briefer and more quickly characterized the threat as a hoax in their headlines, before a full investigation was formally concluded.
What different sources said
- NDTVCenter
Delhi-Bound IndiGo Flight Delayed Due To Hoax Bomb Threat At Lucknow Airport
- Times of IndiaCenter
Bomb threat to IndiGo flight at Lucknow airport; security checks underway
- The HinduCenter
Hoax bomb threat delays Lucknow-Delhi flight
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