Air India Flight Cleared for Delhi After Hijack Alert, Security Checks Find Nothing Suspicious

An Air India flight travelling from Frankfurt to Delhi has been cleared to resume its journey after making an emergency landing at Jaipur International Airport following a reported hijack alert. Security agencies found nothing suspicious during an inspection of the aircraft, airport officials said on Wednesday.

Passengers were asked to reboard flight AI-2030 as preparations began for its departure to Delhi, officials said.

The aircraft was diverted to Jaipur after Ahmedabad Air Traffic Control (ATC) reportedly received a hijack alert and relayed the information to Jaipur ATC. It landed at around 9.45 a.m., following which passengers were deboarded as a precaution.

Approximately 300 passengers were reportedly on board. The aircraft was moved to an isolation bay, where security personnel, including a team from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), conducted a detailed inspection lasting around two and a half hours. No suspicious objects were found, officials said.

Security agencies also questioned the pilot to determine how the alert was triggered. Preliminary accounts suggested that the warning could have resulted from an accidental activation of the designated alert button or a technical or system error.

However, sources said the pilot denied accidentally pressing the alert button during questioning. Authorities had not issued an official statement confirming the cause of the alert at the time of reporting, and the precise circumstances remained under investigation.

Security was tightened at Jaipur airport following the incident, with multiple agencies, including the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), present at the facility. Reports also indicated that an National Security Guard (NSG) team in Delhi had been placed on standby, although its deployment to Jaipur was not officially confirmed.

The aircraft had departed Frankfurt at 9.45 p.m. on October 13 and was scheduled to reach Delhi at 10.40 a.m. on October 14.

The incident prompted a precautionary security response. Code 7500 is the internationally recognised transponder code used by pilots to signal unlawful interference, including a hijacking. Such alerts can trigger immediate coordination between air traffic control, the flight crew and security agencies, even when an accidental activation or technical fault is suspected.