Air India Kolkata-Mumbai flight gets hijack threat: Note found in lavatory before take-off; passengers evac...

Air India’s Kolkata-to-Mumbai service was halted and the aircraft moved to an isolation bay after a hijack-threat note was found in the lavatory ahead of take-off, according to reporting compiled from Bhaskar English and India Today-based sources. The incident occurred on a Wednesday morning, with the Kolkata airport confirming that security agencies arrived promptly to conduct standard checks and execute hijack-threat procedures as part of the response.

Passengers were evacuated from the aircraft as part of the established precautions, and the flight was grounded while authorities reviewed the threat. Bhaskar English’s account notes that the evacuation occurred shortly before the scheduled departure, and that security teams conducted their checks in line with standard hijack-threat protocols. The airplane was subsequently parked in an isolation bay at the airport, where authorities carried out the precautionary inspection.

The note itself was described in multiple outlets as a handwritten hijack-threat message found inside the aircraft. Daijiworld specifies that the note was found inside the aircraft at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata before the Mumbai-bound departure. The Tribune likewise reports the note being found in the lavatory and cites the airport director as confirming the 11:10 am reference to the hijack threat, with the flight initially scheduled for a 10:20 am departure.

India Today corroborates the core sequence: the Mumbai-bound Air India flight from Kolkata was grounded while security teams conducted searches, with the aircraft moved to an isolation bay and passengers evacuated as authorities assessed the threat. India Today also emphasizes that the note was found in the lavatory and that the pilot alerted Air Traffic Control before the threat assessment continued.

NDTV, which frames the event in the broader security context surrounding Air India operations in the region, indicates that the disruption occurred on a Wednesday morning. The flight was kept in an isolation bay while authorities conducted searches and assessed the threat, and passengers were evacuated as part of standard hijack-threat procedures. The NDTV coverage aligns with the other outlets in detailing the sequential steps of grounding, evacuation, isolation-bay placement, and threat assessment, without providing additional technical details about the aircraft or specific threat content.

The reporting from The Tribune adds that the evacuation of passengers occurred as the aircraft was moved into an isolation bay, and that investigators followed standard hijack-threat procedures as security agencies conducted checks. The Tribune’s account also notes the timing around 11:10 am for the note and references the Kolkata airport director’s comments corroborating the sequence of events.

Bhaskar English’s Extended account reiterates that the Air India flight was moved into an isolation bay shortly before take-off, with security forces arriving to perform checks consistent with hijack-threat protocols. While it confirms passenger evacuation and the isolation-bay arrangement, the material does not furnish details on the threat’s content, the specific aircraft type, any injuries, or the eventual disposition of the flight beyond the suspension of take-off during the investigation.

Daijiworld closes the loop by describing travelers’ panic during the initial investigation, the handwritten nature of the note, and the evacuation as security measures were implemented. The report emphasizes the timing ahead of the Mumbai-bound departure and notes that authorities did not provide details on injuries or the final outcome, focusing instead on the disruption and precautionary steps taken at the time of the incident.