New Delhi: A passenger aboard an IndiGo flight assaulted the aircraft’s pilot while he was making an announcement regarding delays.
In the video, which has gone viral on social media, a man in yellow hoodie can be seen running up from the last row and hitting the new pilot, who had replaced the previous crew due to Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms after several hours of delay. The incident took place in IndiGo flight (6E-2175) from Delhi to Goa.
“A passenger punched an IndiGo capt in the aircraft as he was making delay announcement. The guy ran up from the last row and punched the new Capt who replaced the previous crew who crossed FDTL. Unbelievable !” wrote the netizen who shared the video from inside the flight.
A passenger punched an Indigo capt in the aircraft as he was making delay announcement. The guy ran up from the last row and punched the new Capt who replaced the previous crew who crossed FDTL. Unbelievable ! @DGCAIndia @MoCA_GoI pic.twitter.com/SkdlpWbaDd
— Capt_Ck (@Capt_Ck) January 14, 2024
The passenger has been identified as Sahil Kataraia. Soon after the incident, he was whisked out of the plane and handed over to the authorities. IndiGo has filed a complaint against the passenger and is currently in the process of filing an official case, according to NDTV.
‘What does the pilot or cabin crew have to do with the delay? They were just doing their job. Arrest this man, and put him on the no-fly list. Publish his picture so people are aware of his bad temper in public,” said one X user.
“This person should be booked for assault as well as put on a No Fly List. While @IndiGo6E is in the news for all the wrong reasons and must be taken to task for its shortcomings, but this is totally unacceptable passenger behaviour,” wrote another.
Notably, flight operations in North India have been affected since the past 48 hours amid low visibility due to dense fog conditions. As many as 110 flights experienced delays and 79 flights were cancelled on Monday, according to the flight tracker website flightradar24.
