Air India Flight Threatened with Hijacking; Passengers Evacuated

A suspected aircraft hijacking threat caused alarm at Kolkata airport in India on Wednesday (11 November 2026). An Air India flight bound for Mumbai underwent a thorough security inspection after a mysterious message containing a hijacking threat was found in the aircraft’s toilet.

According to news agency PTI, as reported by The Times of India, the message was discovered shortly before the flight was scheduled to depart at 10.20 am local time. It said the aircraft would be hijacked at 11.10 am.

Kolkata airport director Vikram Singh confirmed that the message had been found. He said security personnel acted immediately to address the potential threat to flight safety.

All passengers who had boarded the aircraft were asked to disembark as part of security procedures. The aircraft was then moved to an isolated area of the airport so that staff could inspect it without disrupting other flight operations.

Singh said security protocols were activated as soon as the threat was discovered. Staff then conducted a thorough search of the aircraft and carried out the necessary precautionary measures.

At the time of the report, there was no further information about who had left the threatening message or whether the hijacking threat was genuine.