
In a mid-air incident, chaos erupted aboard an IndiGo flight travelling from Guwahati to Agartala as a 41-year-old passenger attempted to open the aircraft's emergency door.
The individual involved was allegedly intoxicatedat the time, and was hard to calm down, further intensifying the already tense situation, as reported by the Free Press Journal.
A video capturing the incidentwent viral on social media platforms. The footage showed crew members and fellow passengers grappling with the man who later appeared to have lost consciousness.
Faced with this challenging situation, a male crew memberheld and escorted the passenger, while a female crew member urged other passengers to clear the path.
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Upon landing at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala, the airport policetook the man into custody.
In a similar incident, a passenger on an IndiGo flight travelling from Delhi to Chennai attempted to open the emergency door before take-off. The incident occurred on flight 6E 6341 at Delhi airport on Tuesday night (September 19).
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The airline acknowledged the occurrence and emphasised that the safety of passengers remained intact throughout the incident. Notably, a comparable event had transpired a few months ago on another IndiGo flight originating from Hyderabad and bound for the national capital, Delhi. In that previous case as well, the disruptive passenger was handed overto security personnel upon landing at the Delhi airport.
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