Kolkata: Air India deboards 105 passengers after hijack threat note found on Mumbai-bound flight

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A hijack threat to a Mumbai-bound Air India flight before take-off on Wednesday morning that prompted security officials to park the aircraft in an isolation bay of the airport here and initiate statutory checks has turned out to be a hoax, an official said.

The note threatening that the plane would be hijacked at 11.10 am was found in the washroom just before take-off, said Vikram Singh, director, Kolkata Airport.

All 105 passengers were deboarded, and it was taken to the isolation bay and later cleared for take-off.

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