'Were told can't land in Delhi due to security reasons': Frankfurt-Delhi Air India passengers recall hijacking scare

Passengers aboard the Air India flight from Frankfurt to Delhi, which was diverted to Jaipur on Wednesday morning after the pilot issued a hijacking alert, recounted moments of confusion after being told the aircraft would make an unscheduled landing for “security reasons”. The flight eventually landed at Terminal 3 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport around 3.15 pm.Flight AI2030, operated by a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, was carrying 293 passengers and 13 crew members. Passengers told HT that they were informed at around 9 am that the flight, which was scheduled to land in Delhi, would be diverted to Jaipur.Passengers describe security checks in JaipurGurjeet Singh Khalsa, 40, a German citizen of Indian origin, said passengers had to remain inside the aircraft for at least two hours after it landed in Jaipur around 9.30 am. “There were some announcements that we will undergo a security check.