Captain Devi Sharan, the pilot of the infamous IC 814 hijacking in December 1999, retires on January 4 after a distinguished 40 year career in aviation.
Hijack
A 31-year-old Mexican passenger traveling with his family dramatically attempted to divert a domestic flight operated by Volaris (Y4) from El Bajio to Tijuana to the US on Sunday, claiming his life was in imminent danger.
Late on Sunday evening (October 9), authorities at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) were placed on high alert in response to a threatening email received concerning a potential hijacker on a Tata-owned Air India (AI) flight to Dubai (DXB), Flight AI951.