Air India hijack risk triggers safety alert at Kolkata Airport

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By Linda Ikeji
11 November 2026, 8:13 am

A hijack risk involving an Air India flight has triggered a safety alert at Kolkata Airport, prompting heightened safety measures and precautionary checks.

According to India News, the incident occurred on Wednesday morning, November 11, when crew members found a handwritten hijack warning on the mirror contained in the plane’s bathroom shortly earlier than departure.

The flight, recognized as Air India AI 772, was scheduled to depart Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata for Mumbai at roughly 10:20 a.m., with 147 passengers on board.

According to experiences, the message warned that the plane can be hijacked at 11:10 a.m., prompting the pilot to right away alert Air Traffic Control (ATC).

Airport authorities swiftly activated emergency safety protocols, and the plane was moved to an isolation bay for thorough inspection. All passengers and crew members have been evacuated from the aircraft as a precaution.

Security personnel, together with bomb disposal specialists, have been deployed to go looking the plane and guarantee there have been no suspicious objects or potential threats.

Airport officers confirmed that the mandatory precautionary measures had been taken, whereas safety businesses commenced investigations to determine who wrote the threatening message.

Authorities have been additionally anticipated to look at CCTV footage and different accessible info to establish the particular person accountable.