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Air India Vistara flight grounded in Kolkata over hijack threat
✍️ India Today
🗓 11 Nov 2026, 04:24 PM
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A Vistara flight scheduled to depart from Kolkata was halted before take‑off after authorities received a possible hijacking threat.
Security officials at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport received a credible warning of a possible hijacking on a Vistara flight scheduled to leave Kolkata. In response, airline officials grounded the aircraft before it could taxi to the runway, prioritising passenger safety and complying with the directive from law‑enforcement agencies.
The flight, which was to operate under Air India Vistara's domestic network, remained at the gate while security teams conducted a thorough sweep of the cabin and checked the identities of crew and passengers. No further details about the nature of the threat were released, and the airline has not announced a revised departure time.
Passengers were informed of the delay and escorted to a waiting area. Airline representatives assured the public that all necessary precautions were being taken and that the situation would be resolved as quickly as possible. The incident underscores heightened vigilance against aviation security threats in India.
The flight, which was to operate under Air India Vistara's domestic network, remained at the gate while security teams conducted a thorough sweep of the cabin and checked the identities of crew and passengers. No further details about the nature of the threat were released, and the airline has not announced a revised departure time.
Passengers were informed of the delay and escorted to a waiting area. Airline representatives assured the public that all necessary precautions were being taken and that the situation would be resolved as quickly as possible. The incident underscores heightened vigilance against aviation security threats in India.