Cops cordon Ctg airport after ‘hijack attempt’

Cops cordon Ctg airport after ‘hijack attempt’

There was an attempt to hijack a Biman flight to Dubai via Chattogram this evening. The aircraft managed to make an emergency landing at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport, reported TV channels.

Law enforcers surrounded the plane on the tarmac and all passengers were safely evacuated from the Boeing 737-800, a passenger told a TV channel that was covering the story live.

The flight of the national flag carrier landed at the airport from Dhaka on Sunday afternoon, Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary Mohibul Haque told UNB over phone.

However, all the passengers were evacuated from the aircraft following the suspicious behaviour of a person, he said, adding that a crew member was talking to the suspected person.