On Wednesday morning, a Mumbai-bound flight, operating under the Vistara livery and owned by Air India, was grounded in Kolkata before takeoff due to a hijack threat received on a paper slip. Sources confirmed this information to India Today TV, adding that all passengers were deboarded, and the aircraft was moved to an isolation bay for a thorough security check.
The menacing note was found in the plane's lavatory, causing the flight crew to immediately alert the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower about it. Vikram Singh, director of Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, confirmed that the threat note warned of a hijacking at 11.10 am, while the plane was scheduled to depart at 10.20 am.
Further details are still emerging, and it is unclear who left the threatening note or their motives. This incident has caused significant disruption, and the authorities are working diligently to ensure passenger safety and investigate the matter. The story will be updated as more information becomes available.