Hijack threat note found on air India flight

A hijack threat note found in the washroom of a Mumbai-bound Air India flight from Kolkata just before take-off today sent security officials into a tizzy, with the aircraft taken to an isolation bay at the airport, 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 the flight’s departure, Kolkata airport director Vikram Singh said.

Following the discovery of the note, the flight crew alerted Air Traffic Control. All passengers were evacuated and the aircraft was taken to an isolation bay, he added.

A thorough check of the aircraft was being carried out by security agencies.