​Hijack Threat Sparks Security Lockdown on Mumbai-Bound Air India Flight at Kolkata Airport; Plane Moved to Isolation Bay

A Mumbai-bound Air India flight carrying 147 passengers was rushed to an isolation bay at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday morning, 11 November 2026, after a written hijack threat was discovered in an aircraft lavatory shortly before scheduled takeoff. ​The incident occurred around 10:20 AM as Flight AI 772 was … Read more