Indian plane carrying 122 people diverted after threat call

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NEW DELHI, Oct. 30, 2017 (BSS/XINHUA) – A passenger plane with 122 people
on board destined to New Delhi was on Monday diverted midway following a
threat call, local media reports said.

The Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Delhi was diverted to Ahmedabad early
on Monday after a security threat was reported on board.

Reports said an air hostess in the plane found a note informing the plane
was hijacked and should not land in New Delhi, and she alerted the pilot.

The airline carrier confirmed that the incident had taken place, media
reports said.

“Boeing 737-900 from Mumbai to Delhi was diverted to Ahmedabad following
the declaration of an emergency as per established security procedures, due
to the detection of an onboard security threat. The aircraft landed without
incident at Ahmedabad and was parked at a remote bay, where all 115 guests
and 7 crew members were safely deplaned,” the local media quoted a statement
released by Jet Airways as reporting.

So far no untoward incident was reported.

The authorities have initiated a probe into the hoax call and are searching
the plane.