It was a hijacking rumour, not a bomb threat. It’s too early to comment officially on the matter
Air India flight makes emergency landing in Jaipur: An Air India flight made an emergency landing in Jaipur on Wednesday following a hijacking rumour. All passengers and crew members were safely evacuated and the plane was moved to a isolation bay for security checks, sources said.
An Air India fligh, AI2030, from Frankfurt to Delhi was diverted to Jaipur following security alert. The alert was received by Ahmedabad Air Traffic Control(ATC). Following which the aircraft landed safely at Jaipur International Airport and was moved for security checks. ‘It was a hijacking rumour, not a bomb threat. It’s too early to comment officially on the matter. An investigation is underway,’ an airport official said.
Squawk 7500 is an internationally recognised aviation transponder code that pilots use to discreetly alert air traffic control to a hijacking or unlawful interference with an aircraft.
Neither the airport authorities nor Air India had issued an official statement. Further details about the origin and nature of the alert were awaited.
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