Chennai: The city airport was the stage for a hijack drama, part of a security drill, late on Friday evening.
The Air Traffic Control room received the 'hijack' alert at 07.05pm from the cockpit of an Air India Thiruvananthapuram-Singapore flight. 'Hijackers' were holding passengers and crew at gunpoint after diverting and landing the flight at Chennai airport. An Airports Authority of India medical team, Central Industrial Security Force personnel, Quick Reaction Team and airport fire service crash tenders surrounded the aircraft in the bay area. A team of 45 National Security Guards personnel 'saved' the passengers and released the aircraft after a 145-minute exercise.
12/10/12 Times of India
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The Air Traffic Control room received the 'hijack' alert at 07.05pm from the cockpit of an Air India Thiruvananthapuram-Singapore flight. 'Hijackers' were holding passengers and crew at gunpoint after diverting and landing the flight at Chennai airport. An Airports Authority of India medical team, Central Industrial Security Force personnel, Quick Reaction Team and airport fire service crash tenders surrounded the aircraft in the bay area. A team of 45 National Security Guards personnel 'saved' the passengers and released the aircraft after a 145-minute exercise.
12/10/12 Times of India
