Air India Frankfurt-Delhi Flight Diverted to Jaipur After Security Alert
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Air India flight AI2030 from Frankfurt to Delhi was diverted to Jaipur on Wednesday after a suspected hijacking alert, with all 306 passengers landing safely at 9:35 a.m., according to Jaipur airport head Charan Singh.
Preliminary information cited by The Indian Express indicated that the Boeing 787-9 transmitted squawk code 7500, which denotes unlawful interference. The code was sent while the aircraft was in the Mumbai flight information region, prompting air traffic control to question the pilots and divert the plane to Jaipur. The flight crew reportedly said they had not transmitted the code and that operations were normal.
Passengers were taken to the terminal while security agencies inspected the aircraft. Air India later said the plane and crew had been cleared, all passengers had undergone security screening and reboarded, and the flight was expected to continue to Delhi shortly.
Singh said preliminary indications suggested the alert may have been issued by mistake, but an investigation was continuing. The Punch reported that some initial accounts described a bomb threat, while an airport source cited by Hindustan Times said the incident involved a hijacking rumour rather than a confirmed bomb threat.
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