Indigo passenger tries to remove emergency exit cover mid-air, booked

A passenger who tried to remove the cover of the emergency exit of an Indigo aircraft mid-air has been booked by the Mumbai police following a plaint from the airline.

New Delhi: A passenger on board an IndiGo flight to Mumbai from Nagpur allegedly attempted to remove the cover of the emergency exit when the aircraft was approaching for landing here, the airline said on Sunday. An FIR has been registered against the passenger for the alleged act, IndiGo said in a statement and added there was no compromise on the safety. The airline, however, did not share other details

The crew on board the Nagpur to Mumbai flight alerted the captain and the passenger was 'appropriately cautioned.' There was no compromise on the safe operation of the said flight, the airline stated. An FIR has been filed against the passenger for unauthorised tampering of the emergency exit as the aircraft was in the process of landing, the airline said.

Earlier this month a case of molestation of an air hostess has come to light in an Indigo flight. The flight was going from Delhi to Patna. Three passengers have been accused in this case. Last year, on December 10, a passenger on an Indigo flight created a scare and panic among fellow passengers when he opened the emergency door on December 10, 2022. The flight was on its way from Chennai to Trivandrum. A probe was ordered by DGCA into the incident.

"The incident happened on December 10 on Indigo flight 6E-7339 from Chennai to Trivandrum. On Dec 10, 2022, a passenger opened an emergency door in IndiGo 6E flight 6E-7339 from Chennai to Trivandrum. The flight took off after pressurization checks soon after. The incident created panic among passengers and the flight took off after a safety check," said the DGCA official. (With Agency Inputs))