Kolkata, November 11, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A Mumbai-bound Air India flight received a hijack threat at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Wednesday, prompting security agencies to move the aircraft to an isolation bay and launch an extensive search.
The threat was reportedly received shortly before take-off, when the pilot was alerted to a warning and immediately informed Air Traffic Control (ATC). Acting on ATC instructions, the pilot moved the aircraft to the designated isolation bay, where security personnel began checking the plane.
According to preliminary information, a note warning that the aircraft would be hijacked was reportedly found in the flight’s toilet. The exact circumstances surrounding the discovery were not immediately clear.
The aircraft was carrying 92 passengers. They were disembarked and moved to a safe location as security checks got underway. Passengers appeared shaken by the incident.
No suspicious object had been detected during the initial searches, according to the latest information available. However, the search operation was continuing.
Airport authorities had not issued an official statement on the incident at the time of filing this report.
The alert comes weeks after two consecutive bomb threats were reported at Kolkata airport. On October 23, a threat written on tissue paper was found at the airport. The following day, a warning written on the washroom mirror of an IndiGo flight from Thailand’s Phuket to Kolkata triggered another extensive security check.
Nothing suspicious was found in either case, and both alerts were subsequently treated as hoaxes.
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