High drama in AI plane

New Delhi: High drama was today witnessed in a Kolkata-bound Air India plane when it had to return from the take off point after a passenger raised suspicion over the behaviour of her three co-passengers, who later turned out to be members of a security agency.
The Air India's flight IC-401, with 104 passengers and cabin crew, was scheduled to take off for Kolkata at around 7 am.
".. a female passenger, an off-duty air hostess, become suspicious of the three passengers and informed the cabin crew," a senior airlines official said.
The pilot decided to abort the take-off and asked the Air Traffic Control to allow him return to the parking bay. As soon as it arrived, the airline's security staff and CISF personnel boarded the plane and asked the three passengers to prove their identities, he said.
"After a verification, it was found that they were security officials going to Imphal," a senior CISF official said, following which they were allowed to continue their journey.
31/03/09 PTI/Times of India

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