Thiruvananthapuram: Security officials surrounded an Air India Express flight that landed in Thiruvananthapuram airport Friday morning after passengers protesting against the airline's decision not to fly them to Kochi allegedly entered the cockpit.
The security officials surrounded the aircraft after the pilot messaged air traffic control that passengers are trying to hijack the aircraft.
The AI Express flight bound to Kochi from Abudhabi was taken to Thiruvananthapuram Friday because of bad weather conditions in Cochin International Airport, Nedumbassery. According to passengers the airline had promised them that they will be taken to Cochin once the weather improves but this was not honoured.
According to passengers the airline crew asked them to find their own arrangement to reach Cochin.
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