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DGCA Launches Probe After Air India AI2030 7500 Diversion

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC · How we work

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Air India Diverts Flight

Air India diverted flight AI-2030 to Jaipur after the pilot squawked code 7500.
The Boeing 787-9 landed at 9:35 am with all 306 passengers aboard.
Head Charan Singh said passengers were deboarded under security supervision.
Security teams, including the Anti-Terrorism Squad, moved the aircraft to a bay at 9:45 am.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) launched a probe into the 7500 alert while Air India offered rebooking or refunds.

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DGCA Tightens Oversight

India’s updated airport safety regulations are under scrutiny after the AI2030 diversion.
Authorities cited the Flydubai hijack attempt weeks earlier as heightening vigilance.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation may examine tightening transponder monitoring procedures.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Shiv Dayal confirmed the bomb threat forced the emergency landing.
Joint police and airport security teams performed the aircraft’s isolation-bay check after transmitting a 7500 code over Mumbai FIR.

History

Historical Context

On 24 December 1999 Indian Airlines Flight 814 was seized by five Harkat-ul-Mujahideen militants, forced to land in Taliban-controlled Kandahar and released after India freed three prisoners. The crisis, involving 190 people on board, prompted India to revamp aviation security and transponder monitoring. Those reforms shape the response to the 2024 Air India AI-2030 hijack code alert.

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Air India Diverts Flight

Air India diverted flight AI-2030 to Jaipur after the pilot squawked code 7500.
The Boeing 787-9 landed at 9:35 am with all 306 passengers aboard.
Head Charan Singh said passengers were deboarded under security supervision.
Security teams, including the Anti-Terrorism Squad, moved the aircraft to a bay at 9:45 am.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) launched a probe into the 7500 alert while Air India offered rebooking or refunds.

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