{
  "id": 18743648,
  "title": "Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight returns to Bengaluru after hijack threat note found onboard",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/lucknow-bound-indigo-flight-returns-to-bengaluru-after-hijack-threat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T16:19:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/lucknow-bound-indigo-flight-emergency-returns-to-bengaluru-after-hijack-threat-note-found-onboard/article71679041.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "IndiGo Flight 6E-451, bound for Lucknow, made an emergency return to Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on November 7, 2026, following the discovery of a handwritten note indicating a hijack threat in the aircraft's lavatory. The note, found shortly after take-off from Terminal 1 at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport, read: \"This flight is going to hijack at 6.30, ignore and see the consequences.\" The cabin crew immediately alerted the pilot, who then contacted Air Traffic Control to request priority clearance for an emergency return to Bengaluru. The aircraft remained airborne for 51 minutes before safely landing and being moved to an isolated area for thorough security checks. The threat was later determined to be a hoax, and no suspicious items were found on the aircraft or in passenger baggage. An investigation has been launched to identify the individual who left the note.",
  "summary": "Flight 6E-451 had departed from Terminal 1 of KIA when cabin crew members found the note that said “This flight is going to hijack at 6.30, ignore and see the consequences”",
  "key_points": [
    "IndiGo Flight 6E-451 returned to Bengaluru due to hijack threat note.",
    "Threat note found in lavatory shortly after take-off on Nov 7, 2026.",
    "Threat deemed hoax; no suspicious items found on flight."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}