Delhi-bound Air India flight with 250 passengers makes emergency landing in Jaipur, after hijack rumour

14 Oct 2026, 06:03 by Abhilasha · KalingaTV

Jaipur: An Air India flight from Frankfurt to Delhi made an emergency landing in Jaipur on Wednesday following a hijack threat.

The AI flight, AI-2030 was en route from Frankfurt to Delhi.

As per initial information, Ahmedabad ATC received a ‘Squawk-7500’ alert for a few seconds that immediately alerted security agencies.

The aircraft made a safe emergency landing at Jaipur Airport, following it moved to the isolation bay at 9:45 am.

Squawk 7500 is an internationally recognised aviation transponder code that pilots use to discreetly alert air traffic control to a hijacking or unlawful interference with an aircraft. The incident also caused concern among passengers on board.

Delhi-bound Air India flight with 250 passengers makes emergency landing in Jaipur, after hijack rumour

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