Man Who Slapped Nervous Passenger Aboard Kolkata-Bound IndiGo Flight, Detained; Details Inside

There is a widely circulated video of a man reportedly being nervous about flying aboard a Mumbai-Kolkata Kolkata IndiGo flight, who was slapped by an angry ‘unruly’ passenger. As soon as the video started to circulate online, it created quite an uproar and sharp criticism from netizens on social media. And it was recently reported by The Indian Express that the man who slapped the fellow passenger had been detained.

Nervous Man Slapped By Fellow Passenger On IndiGo Flight

This incident took place aboard the 6E138 Indigo flight, which was on an Airbus A321 aircraft. During the incident, a man can be seen feeling nervous, and as the crew escorted him, another passenger slapped. This drew sharp criticism from the netizens who were angry about this unjust reaction. And according to the recent development, it was revealed that the man who had slapped the passenger was handed over to the authorities as soon as the flight landed in Kolkata.

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Man Who Slapped, Detained

In fact, the airline also admitted in its statement that it has already started initiating the process of filing an incident report. The incident would then be reviewed by a committee to determine if the passenger would be put on ‘no-fly’ list. The passenger who was detained was later released, as per the senior officer of Bidhannagar Police. The passenger’s unruly behaviour has been widely condemned online, with there being wide social media outrage over his behaviour.

In fact, the airline also released its statement online on X on August 1. It mentioned how the crew acted in accordance with the established standard operating procedure. The airline is committed towards a safe and respectful environment on its flights.

Such incidents remind us to be more mindful of other people’s plight while flying.

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