Kolkata Airport Hijack Scare: Air India Passenger Apprehended After Threat Note Found On Mumbai-Bound Flight AI 2772
Kolkata: A passenger was apprehended and handed over to the airport police in connection with a hoax hijack threat to an Air India flight from Kolkata to Mumbai , officials said on Thursday. In a release, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said the action was taken over Wednesday's incident involving Air India flight AI 2772, which was delayed for several hours after a handwritten threat note…
A passenger on an Air India flight from Kolkata to Mumbai was detained after a threat note was discovered inside the aircraft's lavatory. The handwritten warning claimed the plane would be hijacked at 11:10 am on Wednesday, leading to a 7-hour delay before the flight departed at 5:38 pm. Upon boarding, cabin crew members found the note around 10:37 am, prompting security agencies to conduct mandatory safety checks.
All 105 passengers were removed from the aircraft, which was then moved to an isolated area for thorough security measures. The threat was later determined to be a hoax.
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