Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight diverted to Ahmedabad after hijack threat found in toilet
Civil Aviation Minister A Gajapathi Raju said a man had been arrested and had confessed to have planted the note to destabilise the airline’s operations.
A Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight from Mumbai was diverted to Ahmedabad early on Monday after a note with a hijack threat was found in the aircraft’s toilet, ANI reported.
One man – identified as Salla Birju – has been arrested, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said. Birju is believed to have confessed that he had kept the note in the aircraft to destabilise the airline’s operations. Raju said he had advised Jet Airways to add him on the “No-Fly” list immediately and also take other statutory criminal action.
A man Salla Birju has confessed that he had kept the 'threatening note' to destabilise operations in the Jet Airways flight.
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The airline said the flight was diverted after an emergency was declared following the threat. All 115 passengers were deplaned at the Ahmedabad airport and screened, PTI reported.
According to security agencies, the note said: “The aircraft is covered by hijackers, should not land in Delhi, should be flown straight to PoK [Pakistan-occupied Kashmir].”
The flight took off from Mumbai at 2.55 am and landed at Ahmedabad around 3.45 am.
Hijack threat letter found in bathroom of Jet Airways 9W339 Mumbai-Delhi flight that was diverted to Ahmedabad earlier today pic.twitter.com/cr8KlKjvIP
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Diverted following declaration of emergency as per establishd security procedures,due to detection of an onboard security threat:Jet Airways
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Aircraft landed without incident at Ahmedabad,was parked at a remote bay, where all 115 guests & 7 crew members safely deplaned: Jet Airways
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Security agencies say Jet Airways flight was diverted to #Ahmedabad after a threatening note was recovered from the toilet
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"The aircraft is covered by hijackers, should not land in Delhi, should be flown straight to PoK" written on the note say security agencies
— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2017