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Hijack Threat Note Found In Kolkata-Mumbai Air India Flight, Aircraft Moved To Isolation Bay

Headline via Times Now · first report 11 Nov, 12:03 IST, latest 11 Nov, 12:42 IST

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What we know

7 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from India TV at 11 Nov, 12:03 IST; the latest is from Free Press Journal at 11 Nov, 12:42 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

StatusVerified
Reported by7 news organisations
First report11 Nov, 12:03 IST
Latest report11 Nov, 12:42 IST
DeskIndia

What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

An Air India (Vistara) flight from Kolkata to Mumbai was reportedly placed under security alert after the pilot informed Air Traffic Control (ATC) about a slip found on board, warning of a possible hijacking before take-off. Following the alert, all…
Following protocol, an alert was sounded immediately, and the plane was moved to the isolation bay.
Hijack alert on Air India flight AI 772 to Mumbai triggers security scare at Kolkata airport. Airbus A320neo moved to isolation bay after pilot alerts ATC.
All the passengers who had boarded the aircraft were deboarded, and it was taken to the isolation bay
A hijack threat note discovered in the washroom of a Kolkata-Mumbai Air India flight triggered a security alert, passenger evacuation and aircraft inspection.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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