Air India deplanes passenger amid alert

Amid heightened security, a passenger was deboarded from an Air India flight at Kempegowda International Airport here on Wednesday evening, airport sources said. The passenger was travelling on flight AI-2820 from Bengaluru to New Delhi. Before the flight could take off at 6.05 pm, the passenger, whose identity has been withheld, was offloaded due to security-related concerns. An Air India official said: “We are aware of the incident but will not share any details… It’s not something done routinely. There were specific concerns which we are not in a position to disclose.”

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