NEW DELHI: A Hyderabad-bound British Airways flight from London landed safely at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport after it received a bomb threat.News agency PTI reported, the airport’s customer support service received an email threatening BA 277, which was operating from Heathrow to Hyderabad. The aircraft landed safely, and standard safety protocols were initiated.“The flight landed safely, and a standard safety protocol was initiated. The flight has already departed for Heathrow,” reported PTI.Earlier, on Monday night, an Amsterdam to Hyderabad KLM flight had also received a bomb threat email around midnight. The aircraft landed safely at the airport at 1 pm, after which standard security measures were implemented to ensure passenger safety.Airport officials noted that similar threat emails were received earlier this month targeting IndiGo flights operating on the Madina to Hyderabad and Sharjah to Hyderabad routes. The Madina to Hyderabad flight was diverted to Ahmedabad airport as a precautionary measure.According to the Hyderabad Airport GMR, British Airways flight 277 and Kuwait Airways flight 373 received the email threats.Standard safety protocols include isolating the aircraft, screening passengers and baggage, deploying sniffer dogs, and keeping fire engines on standby, sources said.Authorities are continuing to investigate the source of the threat emails amid heightened security vigilance at the Hyderabad airport.
