Mumbai: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Put On High Alert After Call Threatening Plane Hijack To Pakistan 

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai was put on high-alert on Saturday (23 February) after a threatening call was made to Air India’s (AI) operation control centre late Friday. The caller threatened hijack of an Air India plane to Pakistan, reports Indian Express.

“While the incident has been classified as a non-specific threat, we have taken it seriously in view of current situation,” an AI official was quoted as saying.

Saturday morning, the director general of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) directed implementation of enhanced security measures with immediate effect. The Central Industrial Security Force’s Airport Security Unit, Aviation Security Group, and all airlines are required to follow the directives.

The BCAS directives required all aircraft operators to employ specific measures for security of flights and passengers, including strengthening security at the airport; strict checking at every entrance; regulating entry to terminal building; enhanced checking of vehicles entering parking area and enhanced screening of passengers, staff and visitors.