Passenger arrested over hijack threat to Air India flight at Kolkata airport, incident later confirmed as hoax
Air India flight AI 2772, an Airbus A320, faced a security scare at Kolkata airport on a scheduled flight to Mumbai.
A passenger from Murshidabad was arrested after a hijack threat note was discovered in the plane’s lavatory.
The cabin crew found the note at 10.37am, warning of a hijack at 11.10am.
Authorities immediately alerted the Air Traffic Control (ATC), leading to comprehensive security checks.
Handwriting matches
The aircraft was moved to an isolation bay, and all 105 passengers and seven crew members were removed for safety.
Security personnel thoroughly searched the plane according to established protocols.
After confirming no threat, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) reported the flight took off for Mumbai at 5.38pm.
The accused passenger admitted to writing the note, according to AAI officials.
This incident follows recent hijack scares involving an IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Lucknow and an Air India flight from Frankfurt to Delhi.
Both cases were declared false threats after thorough checks.
