Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, April 8: A 40-year-old passenger named Prateek was arrested for reportedly trying to release the emergency door flap when the IndiGo aircraft from Delhi to Bengaluru was in the air. In a formal statement, the airline claimed that the passenger was in an inebriated state.
According to the statement, the incident happened on aircraft 6E 308 at 7:56 am on Friday.
“A passenger travelling on flight 6E 308 from Delhi to Bengaluru tried opening the flap of the emergency exit in an inebriated state,” IndiGo said in a statement.
“On noticing this violence, the crew on board alerted the captain and the passenger was appropriately cautioned. There was no compromise on the safe operation of the said flight,” the airline added.
It should be mentioned that before a flight often takes off, airline crew members spell out rules for a safe travel, which include explicit instructions concerning the emergency escape.
After arriving in the capital of Karnataka, the intoxicated traveller was turned over to CISF agents, and a further investigation was started. At the airport police station, a FIR has been filed against the traveller.
This incidence is not unique. An earlier incident occurred when a passenger on an IndiGo flight headed to Mumbai attempted to open the emergency exit cover as the plane was in midair and about to land. The 40-year-old was the subject of a FIR for improper tampering with the emergency escape.
