Every flight has an emergency exit, however, it should not open mid-air. After a man tried to open the emergency exit on the IndiGo Chennai flight, another such incident occurred on the Guwahati to Agartala flight from the same airline. Here’s what happened on the IndiGo flight.
Man Tried To Open Emergency Exit On IndiGo Guwahati-Agartala Flight!
Guwahati to Agartala flight passenger tried to open emergency door got treatment from Co-passengers in Indigo
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A Guwahati-Agartala flight passenger who attempted to open the emergency exit while the plane was in the air was detained by IndiGo. The passenger, a 41-year-old man named Biswajit Debnath, was trying to open the door of the emergency escape of the aircraft when the person sitting next to him attempted to stop him.
According to the report, he was detained when the plane touched down in Agartala since the preliminary investigation suggested he was under the effect of narcotic tablets. The Indigo flight 6E-457 was carrying 180 passengers.
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The passenger wearing a pink shirt could be seen being carried away by the flight crew in a video that was posted on X (formerly known as Twitter). Before the crew intervened, one of the passengers was spotted punching the man.
Details Of The Incident On Flight
An official said that around 1 pm on Thursday, while the plane was 15 miles away from the runway at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, the man tried to open the emergency door. According to a spokeswoman for the Airports Authority of India, the crew and other passengers intervened and stopped the endeavour, allowing the aircraft to land safely in Agartala.
An official reported that the jet was 15 km off the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport runway in Agartala. An Airports Authority of India representative said that after the crew and other passengers intervened and stopped the endeavour, the jet safely landed in Agartala.
However, the individual refused to be stopped and engaged in combat with the cabin crew and other travellers. The captain was informed by the cabin crew, who then brought the aircraft back to Agartala Airport for the man’s detention.
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Later, Indigo issued a statement explaining that, per their standard operating practise, the flight crew had deemed the passenger’s behaviour to be disruptive. And they had handed him over to Agartala authorities.
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