Airport officials in Mumbai went into a tizzy for a while on Tuesday as the pilot of a Hong Kong-Mumbai Kingfisher aircraft pressed the hijack button accidentally.

Shortly after Kingfisher Airlines flight IT 072 landed at Mumbai airport from Hong Kong, the crew accidentally triggered a communication alert that indicates a Hijack situation.

This happened while the transition was being made from one frequency to another. The crew promptly clarified the situation to the authorities and affirmed that all was normal so that any response triggers activated by this alert can be de-escalated.

The situation is normal and all guests have deplaned. (With PTI inputs)