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Passenger Held over Hijack Threat to Kolkata-Mumbai Air India Flight
Investigators matched handwriting on the note to a passenger who admitted writing it, and 105 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated.
- On Wednesday, authorities apprehended a passenger at Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport after a handwritten threat note discovered on Air India flight AI 2772, an Airbus A320 , triggered a security alert.
- Cabin crew discovered the handwritten note in the lavatory at 10:37 am, warning of a potential hijacking at 11:10 am, prompting immediate alert to Air Traffic Control and triggering emergency procedures.
- Security agencies initiated emergency procedures, moving the aircraft to an isolation bay where all 105 Passengers and seven crew members were safely deboarded before personnel searched the aircraft.
- After security inspections, authorities declared the hijack threat a hoax, and the aircraft departed for Mumbai at 5:38 pm, approximately seven hours behind its scheduled departure time.
- Investigators identified the suspect, a man from West Bengal's Murshidabad district, after matching his handwriting with the threat note; Kolkata airport director Vikram Singh confirmed the passenger admitted writing the threat.
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