Indigo passenger hits pilot announcing delays, Video of the assault became viral on social media- Watch Here
Indigo passenger hits pilot announcing delays, Video of the assault became viral on social media- Watch Here
An IndiGo pilot was assaulted by a passenger on board, while the former was announcing delays. A video of the assault became viral on social media.
A video was shared on microblogging site X, where a man in yellow hoodie abruptly ran up from the last row and hit the new pilot, who had replaced the previous crew due to Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms after several hours of delay.
“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 IndiGo flight.
Indigo passenger hits pilot announcing delays, Video of the assault became viral on social media- Watch Here
The incident took place on the IndiGo flight (6E-2175) from Delhi to Goa which was delayed due to fog by several hours. The passenger has been identified as Sahil Kataraia. Indigo has filed a complaint against the passenger and is currently in the process of filing an official case.
The incident comes against the backdrop of significant disruptions at the Delhi airport, where as many as 110 flights experienced delays and 79 flights were cancelled today, according to the flight tracker website flightradar24. The average delay reached 50 minutes, adding to the growing frustration of passengers already grappling with extensive flight disruptions.
Yesterday, several flights arriving at and departing from the Delhi airport faced severe delays, some exceeding seven or eight hours, primarily due to adverse weather conditions, including dense fog, in North India. Major airlines such as IndiGo, SpiceJet, and Vistara have warned that ongoing bad weather conditions in Delhi and Kolkata could further impact flight schedules.
(With inputs from Agencies)