Mumbai-Varanasi Air India Express flight receives bomb threat, aircraft being searched

An Air India Express flight travelling from Mumbai to Varanasi caused panic mid-air after a bomb threat was received during the journey. Following the incident, a high alert was declared at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi. The aircraft made an emergency landing and was immediately moved to the isolation bay. IndiGo also received a similar threat earlier in the day, in which the sender threatened to blow up five airports across the country.

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