This week brings another incident of unruly behavior by an air passenger. An inebriated passenger onboard an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bengaluru on Friday tried to open the flap of an emergency door. The flight crew was able to diffuse the situation, and the plane landed safely at its final destination.
Airline staff reported the matter to the agencies concerned, and authorities initiated appropriate action. Upon arrival in Bengaluru, the passenger was apprehended by local civil authorities who are investigating the incident.
What happened on the flight?
The regularly scheduled flight from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bengaluru was operated by an Airbus A321. The flight has a block time of just under two and a half hours. Friday’s flight (6E 308) departed 12 minutes after schedule, taking to the air at 08:12, according to flight tracking data.
The airline did not specify when the incident occurred during the flight. Still, it did not cause any significant delays as the aircraft landed over 20 minutes ahead of schedule at 10:39 in Bengaluru.
The airline confirmed that an intoxicated passenger on the flight tried to open the emergency exit. The passenger was reprimanded by the flight crew and did not appear to cause any more disruptions.
The cabin crew altered the pilot to the situation, and security personnel was on hand to apprehend the offender upon landing. A spokesperson for the airline confirmed the disruption had not affected the flight safely and that the passenger had been handed over to local authorities: