<p class="" data-start="0" data-end="133">A city-bound IndiGo flight from Jaipur made an emergency landing in <a href="https://mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-customs-seize-drugs-worth-rs-17-89-crore-at-mumbai-airport-23511725?sports-football-article-breakingnews" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai </a>on Monday evening due to a bomb threat, sources confirmed.</p>
<p class="" data-start="135" data-end="260">According to news agency PTI, the flight landed safely at around 8.50 pm and was subsequently parked at a remote bay in accordance with security protocols.</p>
<p class="" data-start="262" data-end="330">There were 225 passengers on board the flight, according to sources.</p>
<p class="" data-start="332" data-end="457">"Full emergency was declared for IndiGo flight 6E 5324 from Jaipur to Mumbai on April 7 due to a bomb threat," a source said.</p>
<p class="" data-start="459" data-end="612">While details remain scarce, it was reported that a bomb threat note was discovered in one of the aircraft's lavatories, prompting the emergency landing.</p>
<p class="" data-start="614" data-end="690">The process of deplaning the passengers has already begun, the source added.</p>
<p class="" data-start="692" data-end="1043">In a statement, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) confirmed the situation, stating, "A threat note was discovered in an aircraft en route from Jaipur (JAI) to Mumbai (BOM). As a precaution, full emergency was declared at Mumbai Airport at 20:43 hrs. The flight landed safely at 20:50 hrs. Airport operations remain unaffected."</p>
<p class="" data-start="1045" data-end="1212">CSMIA also stated that it is actively coordinating with the airline and security agencies, assuring that "the safety of passengers and staff remains our top priority."</p>
<h2 data-start="1045" data-end="1212">IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after woman dies onboard</h2>
<p>An 89-year-old woman died onboard an <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-shirdi-airport-begins-night-flight-operations-indigo-adds-new-flights-23509890" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">IndiGo Airlines </a>flight, after which the airlines made an emergency landing at the airport in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, an airport official stated on Monday.&nbsp;</p>
<p>According to PTI, the incident took place on the night of April 6.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The official said Sushila Devi, a native of Mirzapur in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/supreme-court-raps-uttar-pradesh-govt-over-illegal-demolitions-in-prayagraj-23511255" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Uttar Pradesh</a>, boarded the flight from Mumbai and started feeling unwell mid-air.</p>
<p>The flight landed at the Chikalthana Airport due to a medical emergency around 10 pm. A medical team examined the woman on landing, but she had already succumbed, the official informed, reported PTI.</p>
<p>The MIDC CIDCO police station did the necessary formalities, and the flight proceeded for its onward journey to Varanasi, the official said.</p>
<p>According to the airline, the woman's body was sent to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhjinagar.</p>
<p>In a similar incident last year, passengers on IndiGo flight 6E 5188 from Chennai to Mumbai faced a distressing situation as a bomb threat was discovered scribbled on a chit in the lavatory when the flight was about 20 miles away from <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-mumbai-international-airport-limited-proposes-hike-in-user-development-fee-23501852" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai Airport</a>.</p>
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The flight landed safely at around 8.50 pm and the aircraft is currently parked at a remote bay as part of the security protocol, they said. There were 225 passengers in the flight, sources said

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