A passenger travelling on flight 6E 308 from Delhi to Bengaluru tried opening the flap of the emergency exit in an inebriated state.
After landing at Bhopal, the airport's team, without wasting a second, quickly offboarded the passenger and shifted him safely to the nearest hospital, Bhopal Airport said in a statement.
The Airlines informed that all the necessary security protocols were followed and the aircraft was cleared for takeoff.
Indigo news: A senior DGCA official said that the passenger, identified as Afsar Hussain, booked a ticket for Patna via Indigo flight 6E-214 and reached Delhi airport on January 30 to board the scheduled flight.
Technical snags in 2022: On being asked whether it was a fact that more technical snags are reported in the country due to low-cost airlines, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Gen VK Singh (retired), in a written reply, said that technical snags are experienced during the operation of aircraft.
The incident took place when the aircraft was approaching landing.
However, Union Civil Aviation Minister Scindia said that the young BJP leader Tejasvi Surya had opened the gate "accidentally".
The statutory body did not reveal the identity of the man involved in the incident but added that prima facie "it was opened accidentally".
IndiGo air-hostess and the passenger involved in a heated exchange over choice of meals onboard a flight from Istanbul to Delhi, and aviation regulator DGCA is looking into the incident.
IndiGo plane engine fire: A DGCA source said the aircraft VT-IFM operating flight 6E-2131 from Delhi to Bengaluru was involved in reject takeoff following engine 2 fail warning.
After the snag, an alternative airline was arranged for for the passengers.
IndiGo flight diverted: Last Wednesday, DGCA said the cabin crew of the IndiGo Raipur-Indore flight observed smoke in the plane after it landed at its destination
IndiGo's Senior Vice President (Engineering) , S C Gupta said the aviation industry as a whole including IndiGo has been through an unprecedented challenging period over the last 30 months.
IndiGo flight smoke incident: This was yet another incident of technical malfunction in an airplane as several such incidents have been reported across airlines in the last few days.
All passengers were accommodated on another flight to Delhi. The Aircraft being inspected, IndiGo said.
Pooja Hegde and her team were flying out of Mumbai when she experienced 'rude' behaviors by the IndiGo staff. The airlines have reacted to Pooja's tweet where she complained about their services.
The statement issued by DGCA stated that compassionate handling of the situation could have calmed the child.
Elbers' appointment, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will be effective from on or before October 1, it said.
DGCA chief Arun Kumar told PTI that the regulator has sought a report from IndiGo on this matter. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is probing this incident and it will take appropriate action, he said.
Rakesh Gangwal has resigned from the board as non-executive, non-independent director in Indigo airlines with immediate effect.
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