A hijack threat note found in the washroom of a Mumbai-bound Air India flight at Kolkata airport on Wednesday morning triggered a security alert, prompting authorities to move the aircraft to an isolation bay for a thorough inspection.
The note, which threatened that the aircraft would be hijacked at 11.10 am, was discovered shortly before the flight’s scheduled departure at 10.20 am, Kolkata airport director Vikram Singh said. According to sources who spoke to Times Now, the pilots alerted Air Traffic Control (ATC) after the cabin crew discovered the note in the aircraft’s lavatory. The threat was subsequently reported to the concerned security agencies, which initiated an investigation.
Following standard operating procedures (SOPs), the aircraft was moved to a designated isolation bay at Kolkata airport. All passengers who had boarded the flight were deboarded, and a detailed search of the aircraft was initiated.
Security personnel are also expected to conduct thorough checks of the passengers’ baggage as part of the precautionary measures.
The concerned authorities are investigating the threat, while an official response from Air India is awaited. The flight was scheduled to operate from Kolkata to Mumbai.
Bureau Report
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