CHENNAI: Panic gripped Chennai airport on Sunday morning after an email warned that a Malaysian Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Chennai carrying 137 people had explosives on board.

The aircraft landed safely around 10.40 am, and bomb disposal squads along with sniffer dogs conducted an extensive search. After thorough checks, officials confirmed that the bomb threat was a hoax.

The email, received around 9.30 am by the Chennai airport director’s office, claimed that powerful explosives had been planted on the arriving flight. Following standard security protocol, a high-level emergency meeting was convened involving airport security officials, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), bomb disposal experts, and police forces.

Upon landing, all 129 passengers and 8 crew members

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