Drunk Passenger Tries To Open Emergency Door On Bengaluru-Bound IndiGo Flight, Booked

The inebriated passenger on an IndiGo flight who allegedly tried opening the emergency exit on the aircraft was handed over to the CISF upon landing in Bengaluru.

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In another incident of unruly behavior by an air passenger, a drunk flyer on board an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bengaluru on Friday tried to open the flap of an emergency door. The matter was reported to the agencies concerned, and appropriate action was initiated.

"The passenger travelling on flight 6E 308 from Delhi to Bengaluru tried opening the flap of the emergency exit in an inebriated state. On noticing this, the crew on board alerted the captain, and the passenger was appropriately cautioned," an airline spokesperson said.

"There was no compromise on the safe operation of the said flight, and the unruly passenger was handed over to CISF upon arrival in Bengaluru," the spokesperson added.

In the end of March, two passengers on an Indigo flight from Dubai to Mumbai continued consuming alcohol onboard despite multiple warnings from the crew and then verbally abused the crew and co-passengers. Airlines have witnessed many such incidents of unruly behaviour by some air passengers in the last few months.

In order to deal with unruly behaviour on board, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued CAR, Section 3- Air Transport, Series M, and Part VI titled "Handling of unruly/disruptive passengers."

As per the procedure defined in the CAR, airlines are required to follow a prescribed procedure for holding passengers accountable before they are placed on the `No Fly List` by the airline. Based on the information provided by the airlines, the `No Fly List` is maintained by the DGCA.