IndiGo Flyer Opened Emergency Door, Plane Took Off After Checks: Report
NDTV
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered a probe after a passenger opened the emergency gate of an Indigo flight.
A passenger triggered panic on an Indigo flight when he opened the emergency door of the plane on December 10 last year. The flight was on its way from Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram. The IndiGo 6E-7339 flight took off after pressurisation checks soon after. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a probe.
A senior DGCA official said they are looking into the matter.
"The incident happened on December 10 on Indigo flight 6E-7339 from Chennai to Trivandrum. On Dec 10, 2022, a passenger opened an emergency door in IndiGo 6E flight 6E-7339 from Chennai to Trivandrum. The flight took off after pressurization checks soon after. The incident created panic among passengers and the flight took off after a safety check," said the official.
Earlier, a man named Shankar Mishra had allegedly urinated on a 70-year-old woman in an intoxicated condition in the business class of an Air India flight on November 26 last year.
