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Passenger Apprehended After Hijack Threat Delays Air India Flight From Kolkata

A hijack scare delayed a Mumbai flight carrying 105 passengers for seven hours, with a passenger apprehended after the threat was reported to be a hoax.

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  1. 1Hoax Hijack Threat Delays Air India Flight From Kolkata to Mumbai
  2. 2Passenger Apprehended After Hijack Threat Delays Air India Flight From Kolkata

Key moments · 5

Hijack threat discovered in aircraft lavatory before takeoff

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Pilot alerts air traffic control to hijack threat

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All boarded passengers taken off Mumbai bound aircraft

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Air India aircraft moved to an isolation bay

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Passenger reported apprehended following Air India threat alert

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  1. West Bengal: Passenger apprehended after threat alert on Kolkata-Mumbai Air India flight - ANI News
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  2. Hijack threat note delays Air India Kolkata-Mumbai flight by seven hours - Telegraph India
    Telegraph India

40 articles

  1. Hijack threat forces Mumbai-bound Air India flight, with 105 passengers, to abort take-off from Kolkata. Threat found in a cryptic note inside the aircraft lavatory
    Times of India Kolkata
  2. Hijack threat to Kolkata-Mumbai Air India flight turns out to be hoax; aircraft takes off after seven-hour delay - The New Indian Express
    The New Indian Express
  3. Air India flight grounded in Kolkata after crew receive hijack threat on paper slip
    India: United We Stand
  4. Hijack Threat Note Found In Kolkata-Mumbai Air India Flight, Aircraft Moved To Isolation Bay
    Times now
  5. Hijack threat note found in Kolkata-Mumbai Air India flight; aircraft taken to isolation bay
    The Hindu