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Passenger jet hijacked in India, a false alarm
India's, Civil Aviation Minister Shahnawaz Hussain says the reported hijacking of an Indian airliner diverted to New Delhi was a false alarm.
He says confusion erupted after air traffic controllers in the western city of Ahmedabad received an anonymous call that triggered a hijack response.
The Boeing 737 jetliner carrying 54 people was on a domestic flight from Bombay but landed in New Delhi.
The says commandos surrounded the plane and the pilot is speaking with air traffic controllers.
However, passengers sarted leaving the aircraft soon after.
Shahnawaz Hussain says the hijacking alert wass a false alarm adding that a thorough probe into the incident will be ordered.
the plane is parked at an isolated area of Indira Gandhi International Airport.
4/10/01 12:03:18 | ABC Radio Australia News
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