An IndiGo flight from Lucknow to Dammam in Saudi Arabia made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport on Thursday evening after a bomb threat was reported onboard, prompting security agencies to search the aircraft, news agency IANS reported.

IndiGo flight 6E097 landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad around 5.45 pm after a crew member found a piece of paper bearing the word “bomb” on the aircraft, sources said.