An Indian passenger allegedly caused panic by leaving a note
threatening to hijack an Air India flight from Kolkata to Mumbai because he did
not want to travel abroad and leave his sick wife alone.
Police said the passenger had been arrested in connection
with the incident. During interrogation, he admitted his involvement.
On Wednesday, an Airbus A320neo aircraft operating as Air
India flight AI 772 was preparing to fly from Kolkata to Mumbai.
Just moments before takeoff, the airport’s A...