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Flight 6E97, carrying 107 passengers and six crew members, landed safely at Ahmedabad airport around 5.40pm, Airport police inspector A D Chavda said. The aircraft had taken off from Lucknow at 4.16pm. After landing, all passengers and crew were safely moved to Terminal 2, Chavda said. Sources said the onward flight was scheduled to depart at 8.30pm.
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Ahmedabad: An IndiGo flight from Lucknow to Dammam was diverted to Ahmedabad on Thursday evening after a handwritten note mentioning a “bomb” was found on board, police said. A crew member found the handwritten note, prompting the diversion as a precautionary measure, according to sources. “No suspicious object has been found so far,” Chavda said. “According to standard protocols, necessary checks are underway,” the airline said.
The aircraft was then taken up for detailed security checks by Special Operations Group, local police and CISF personnel. The airline is arranging an alternative aircraft for passengers to continue their journey to Dammam. Security agencies are continuing checks on the aircraft and examining the circumstances in which the threat note was found. Download the TOI App.