Six passengers, whose protests near the cockpit led the pilot of an Air India plane to sound a hijack alert at the airport here, were today questioned by police and reported to have contested her complaint that she was threatened by them.
As the questioning was underway, a non-Resident Keralites forum Pravasi Sangham staged a protest before a police station near the international airport here for summoning the passengers for investigation. The protest at Valiyathura police station was led by CPI(M) MLA K V Abdul Khadar.
In Kochi, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy continued to target Air India when he said there was "some lapse" on the part of the airline for allegedly failing to properly inform the agitated passengers about the delays in the flight leading the pilot to press the hijack button in panic.
Around 200 passengers of Air India's Kochi-bound flight from Abu Dhabi on October 19 protested and some allegedly tried to enter the cockpit after it was diverted to the state capital due to poor visibility.
25/10/12 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
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As the questioning was underway, a non-Resident Keralites forum Pravasi Sangham staged a protest before a police station near the international airport here for summoning the passengers for investigation. The protest at Valiyathura police station was led by CPI(M) MLA K V Abdul Khadar.
In Kochi, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy continued to target Air India when he said there was "some lapse" on the part of the airline for allegedly failing to properly inform the agitated passengers about the delays in the flight leading the pilot to press the hijack button in panic.
Around 200 passengers of Air India's Kochi-bound flight from Abu Dhabi on October 19 protested and some allegedly tried to enter the cockpit after it was diverted to the state capital due to poor visibility.
25/10/12 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
