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Air India AI 2030 diverted to Jaipur
NDTV··3d ago
Air India flight AI 2030 from Frankfurt to Delhi was diverted to Jaipur on Wednesday after a security alert. An airport official told Hindustan Times the alert was a hijacking rumour, not a bomb threat. The Boeing 787-9 went to an isolation bay for CISF and police checks. A PTI source said the pilot used Squawk Code 7500.
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What It Means For You
- Passengers and crew were evacuated to a designated holding area in the Jaipur terminal, HT reported.
- Neither Air India nor airport authorities had issued an official statement at the time of reporting.
- Police and security teams were checking the aircraft and luggage in an isolation bay.
What's Happening
- The alert was reported as the aircraft approached Indian airspace, according to preliminary information.
- Assistant Commissioner of Police Shiv Dayal said airport authorities alerted police about the landing.
- TOI cited a PTI source saying the pilot pressed Squawk Code 7500, indicating hijacking or unlawful interference.
How Diversion Alerts Work
- Squawk Code 7500 is the international code for hijacking or unlawful interference.
- In August, an Air India Express Dammam-Delhi flight made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad after a lavatory bomb note.
- That earlier flight had 32 passengers who were safely deboarded at Terminal 2, Ahmedabad Police said.
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