A passenger was apprehended and handed over to the airport police in connection with a hoax hijack threat to an Air India flight from Kolkata to Mumbai, officials said on Thursday (November 12, 2026).
In a release, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said the action was taken over Wednesday’s incident (November 11, 2026) involving Air India flight AI 2772, which was delayed for several hours after a handwritten threat note was found inside the aircraft’s lavatory before take-off. The note, warning that the aircraft would be hijacked at 11.10 a.m. on Wednesday (November 11, 2026), was discovered by a cabin crew member around 10.37 a.m., prompting security agencies to initiate mandatory safety checks. All 105 passengers on board were deboarded, and the aircraft was moved to an isolation bay for thorough security checks. The flight, originally scheduled to depart around 10.30 a.m., eventually left for Mumbai at 5.38 p.m., after the authorities completed the prescribed security procedures. Earlier reporting noted: The incident involved Air India flight AI 2772, an Airbus A320 (VT-TNH), which was scheduled to depart for Mumbai on Wednesday morning. A handwritten note warning of a hijack was found in the aircraft’s lavatory by the cabin crew around 10.37am. The note warned that the aircraft would be hijacked at 11.10am.
The threat was subsequently declared a hoax.
The passenger was handed over to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport Police Station, it said. Earlier reporting noted: “The passenger who was to fly to Mumbai was handed over to the airport police after his handwriting was matched with that on the threat note,” one of the officials in the know of the development told HT. Earlier reporting noted: An AAI official confirmed the development said said, “A passenger had been apprehended in connection with the incident and handed over to the NSCBI Airport Police Station.”
