JAIPUR, October 14, 2026 (DAILYNWZ) — An Air India flight travelling from Frankfurt to New Delhi was diverted to the northwestern Indian city of Jaipur on Wednesday after a suspected hijack alert and an alleged bomb threat, prompting security checks after the aircraft landed safely, Indian media reported.
Flight AI-2030 arrived at Jaipur International Airport at 9:35 a.m. local time (0405 GMT) and was moved to an isolated bay for security inspections, India Today reported, citing sources. Authorities were investigating the incident.
Initial checks indicated that the aircraft’s operations were normal, the report said.
Preliminary information suggested that Ahmedabad Air Traffic Control received an emergency signal from the aircraft for a few seconds at around 9 a.m. local time (0330 GMT).
The pilot reportedly activated Squawk 7500, an internationally recognised transponder code used to alert air traffic control discreetly to a suspected hijacking or other unlawful interference with an aircraft.
The precise circumstances that prompted the alert were not immediately clear.
### Passengers Safe as Checks Begin
Airport management said all passengers aboard the aircraft were safe and were being deboarded. It added that the situation at the airport was normal.
The emergency landing followed a bomb threat, the Hindustan Times reported, citing police sources. The reports did not provide further details about the threat or indicate whether any suspicious items had been found.
Authorities were carrying out security checks at the airport as they sought to establish what triggered the alert.
The incident disrupted the flight’s journey to New Delhi, although no injuries were reported in the available accounts. Further details about the investigation were not immediately available.