In Hyderabad on Sunday, a Gulf Air flight from Bahrain had to change course after a bomb‑alert was sent to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Flight GF274, carrying 154 passengers, was diverted to Mumbai after an email—received at the airport’s customer‑support address around 3 a.m.—claimed a bomb was on board. The jet, which had departed Bahrain at 10:20 p.m. previous evening and was due to land in Hyderabad at 4:55 a.m., landed safely in Mumbai instead. It later departed from there and reached its original destination at 11:31 a.m. Gulf Air confirmed that the diversion was carried out following standard security protocols and that the aircraft arrived safely at Hyderabad once all safety checks were finalized.
Hyderabad Airport has not been surprised by such warnings. Earlier in June, a Lufthansa flight coming from Frankfurt had to return to its departure city after a similar bomb threat was received. Authorities advised the airline to divert to the nearest suitable airport for safety reasons. Shortly afterward, air‑traffic control at Rajiv Gandhi International played it straight—an automated message confirmed the flight was indeed turning back to Frankfurt. Begumpet Airport, which previously handled charter and military traffic until commercial flights moved to Rajiv Gandhi in 2008, also recorded a bomb alert in June, but the investigation concluded it was a hoax.
Given the frequency of these incidents, security teams at Hyderabad’s airports stay on high alert whenever any potential threat emails are logged.
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