India, Dec. 4 -- A Madina-Hyderabad IndiGo flight made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad on Thursday after an email warned that the aircraft would be blown up if it was permitted to land at its destination.

Officials said the flight carrying over 180 passengers and six crew members landed in Ahmedabad around noon and was guided to an isolated bay, where security protocols were activated. Passengers were evacuated and moved to a secure holding area while the aircraft underwent an inspection.

An airport bomb squad carried out checks of the cabin, cargo hold, and baggage, but no suspicious items were found.

"The flight landed in Ahmedabad after the Hyderabad [airport] authorities received an emailed bomb threat. The mail threatened that i...