An Air India flight travelling from Frankfurt, Germany, to New Delhi,\nIndia, was diverted to Jaipur and made an emergency landing on Wednesday\n(14 October) local time after its pilot transmitted a hijacking\nalert.<\/p>\n
According to sources at India\u2019s Directorate General of Civil Aviation\n(DGCA), as quoted by the Hindustan Times on Wednesday (14 October 2026),\nthe Boeing 787-9 landed safely at Jaipur International Airport on\nWednesday morning.<\/p>\n
The aircraft, operating as flight AI 2030, was then moved to a\ndesignated isolation area for security checks.<\/p>\n
DGCA sources said the aircraft transmitted transponder code 7500, the\ninternationally recognised code for a hijacking or other unlawful\ninterference.<\/p>\n
The pilot sent the emergency code, which was received by India\u2019s air\ntraffic control operator. The flight, bound for New Delhi, was then\ndiverted to Jaipur.<\/p>\n
After landing, the aircraft was directed to the isolation area and\nsecurity personnel carried out checks. Initial reports said the pilot\nand passengers were disembarked in stages under close security\nsupervision.<\/p>\n
Passengers and their baggage were screened as part of security\nprocedures. Field teams from the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), airport\nsecurity agencies and local police also took part in the operation.<\/p>\n
After the checks, the aircraft was declared safe by Indian\nauthorities, according to DGCA sources cited by the Hindustan Times.\nPassengers were expected to reboard the same aircraft shortly.<\/p>\n
India\u2019s civil aviation authorities are continuing to investigate the\nincident, focusing in particular on what prompted the pilot to transmit\nthe hijacking code.<\/p>\n
The incident was accompanied by rumours of a bomb threat, but local\nairport officials denied them.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a hijacking rumour, not a bomb threat. It is too early to\ncomment officially on the matter. The investigation is under way,\u201d the\nairport official told the Hindustan Times.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pilot-gives-hijack-code-air-india-flight-makes-emergency-landing-1791975066", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }