Air India denies hijacking reports
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Air India has denied reports of a hijacking attempt on a flight from London.
Flight AI 112 departed the UK capital’s Heathrow Airport for a flight to New Delhi on 17 March 2015, and media reports suggested that crew members became suspicious about the actions of a group of passengers.
One man is said to have “feigned illness”, at which point another group of passengers – all reported to be Pakistani nationals – volunteered to help the man, and insisted on meeting the captain.
But Air India has issued a statement saying the reports are “totally false”.
“According to the report these doctors and the sick passengers were Pakistani national and were trying to get access to the cockpit. Air India would like to clarify that the above reports are totally false,” the national carrier said. “The passenger required medical assistance on aboard a London-Delhi flight and he was assisted by a lady passenger who came forward to help him.
“There were no Pakistani nationals,” it added.
Airports in India enhanced their security measures in January this year following a warning from intelligence agencies.
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