Thiruvananthapuram: The woman pilot of the Air India flight involved in the hijack alarm case today stuck to her stand that she was compelled to act as "a hijack-like situation" prevailed with protests by passengers after the Abu Dhabi-Kochi flight was diverted here on October 19.
The pilot, Rupali Wagmore, who was questioned for about two hours here, told the Special Investigation Team that three passengers had allegedly barged into the cockpit of the Air India Express flight and three others supported them.
Wagmore reportedly pressed the hijack button in panic after passengers of Air India Express flight 4422 stormed the cockpit and entered into a heated argument with her after it was diverted here on October 19 due to poor visibility at Kochi, causing several hours of delay.
07/11/12 PTI/Economic Times
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The pilot, Rupali Wagmore, who was questioned for about two hours here, told the Special Investigation Team that three passengers had allegedly barged into the cockpit of the Air India Express flight and three others supported them.
Wagmore reportedly pressed the hijack button in panic after passengers of Air India Express flight 4422 stormed the cockpit and entered into a heated argument with her after it was diverted here on October 19 due to poor visibility at Kochi, causing several hours of delay.
07/11/12 PTI/Economic Times
