Air India Frankfurt Flight Diverted After False Hijack Alert, Probe On

Air India flight from Frankfurt to Delhi diverted to Jaipur after a false hijack alert triggers official DGCA probe.

Air India Airbus A350 landing at an airport in England against a cloudy sky.
Photo: Dan Wright

An Air India flight traveling from Frankfurt to Delhi was diverted to Jaipur after a hijack alert was received. The threat was later confirmed to be false, but the scare prompted immediate emergency protocols and forced the aircraft to land safely at an alternate airport.

Investigations into the incident point toward a potential software glitch in the Air Traffic Control system as the likely cause. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated a formal probe to identify the technical failure behind the false alarm.