Hijack scare on Air India flight at Kolkata airport, aircraft moved to isolation bay

A hijack scare was reported at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Wednesday after a threatening message was discovered inside a Mumbai-bound Air India flight shortly before take-off.

The incident involved flight AI 772, which was scheduled to depart for Mumbai around 10.20 am. According to sources, a message warning of a hijack was found written on the mirror of one of the aircraft’s toilets.

The pilot immediately alerted Air Traffic Control (ATC), following which airport authorities activated security protocols and moved the aircraft to an isolation bay.

Passengers and crew members were deboarded, while personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), airport security and the bomb squad began inspecting the aircraft for suspicious objects.

Authorities have also launched an investigation to identify the person responsible for writing the threatening message. CCTV footage from the airport and the aircraft is being examined as part of the probe.