Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner: Lufthansa flight lands in Hyderabad 22 hours late; following bomb threat
Flight LH752, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, was scheduled to depart at 1:30pm on Sunday, arriving at RGIA at 1:20 am on Monday.
Much to their inconvenience, however, the passengers arrived at RGIA at 11.30pm on Monday.
The situation arose after an email targeting Lufthansa flight LH752 was received at Hyderabad airport at 6:01 pm on Sunday. According to airport authorities, a bomb threat assessment committee was formed and all procedures were followed as per SOP.
For safety reasons, the airline was advised to divert to the original airport or the nearest suitable airport.
The Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Hyderabad predominantly carried North American travellers, most of whom were from the US and Canada and were using Frankfurt as their layover point.
The passengers said they were unaware of the aircraft's change in direction during the flight and only discovered the diversion upon returning to their point of departure. They learned the details of the incident through news reports.
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