An Air India flight from Frankfurt to Delhi was diverted to Jaipur on Wednesday morning after a suspected security threat led to an emergency response. The Boeing 787-9 aircraft, operating as AI-2030, landed safely at Jaipur International Airport and was moved to an isolation bay where security personnel began examining it. Passengers and crew were deplaned under supervision following reports that the pilot had briefly transmitted the international hijack alert code.

The emergency followed a distress signal received by Ahmedabad Air Traffic Control. Officials informed PTI that the pilot briefly squawked transponder code 7500, the internationally recognised signal for unlawful interference with an aircraft. The transmission occurred while the plane was in the Mumbai Flight Information Region, after which it was diverted. The circumstances surrounding the transmission remained unclear at the time.

Sources cited by PTI said the diversion came after a suspected bomb threat triggered security procedures. Shiv Dayal, Assistant Commissioner of Police for Malviya Nagar, told PTI that airport authorities had informed police about the emergency landing following a bomb threat. Police stated that security personnel were checking the aircraft in the isolation bay, though further details about the threat were not immediately available.

Security agencies secured the aircraft after landing. The Anti-Terrorism Squad, airport security personnel and local police responded, cordoning off the isolation bay as teams examined the plane and screened those on board. Passengers and their baggage underwent security checks while the aircraft was inspected. The National Security Guard was placed on standby in New Delhi, though there was no immediate confirmation of its deployment to Jaipur. The number of passengers on board had not been confirmed, and the airline had not issued an official comment.Investigators continued efforts to determine the nature of the reported threat and the reasons for the brief use of the code.