Hijack threat note found in Air India flight lavatory; 105 passengers deboarded

A hijack threat note found on a Kolkata-Mumbai Air India flight on Wednesday prompted security officials to move the aircraft to an isolation bay. 105 passengers were deboarded while agencies carried out security checks. Air India was yet to comment

Kolkata: A hijack threat note found in the washroom of a Mumbai-bound Air India flight before take-off on Wednesday morning prompted security officials to park the aircraft in an isolation bay at the airport here, an official said.

The flight was scheduled to depart at 10.20 am.

The note, which threatened that the plane would be hijacked at 11.10 am, was found in the washroom just before take-off, said Vikram Singh, director of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport.

All 105 passengers on board were deboarded, and the aircraft was taken to the isolation bay, he said.

According to an official statement, the hijack note was found by the cabin crew inside the lavatory of Air India flight AI 2772 at 10.37 am. “The aircraft had 105 passengers on board when the note was detected. Necessary checks were underway by the agencies concerned,” it said.

Air India is yet to issue a statement on the matter.