India protests at handling of passengers on diverted flight

India today lodged a strong protest with the Netherlands at the way it handled Indian passengers on board a flight that was escorted by two Dutch F-16 fighter jets back to Amsterdam shortly after take-off, an Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

“The Dutch ambassador was told that we take this matter, the handling of the incident, very seriously and that it was not in conformity with the friendly relations between the Netherlands and India,” said Navtej Sarna, India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesman.