A passenger travelling on flight 6E 308 from Delhi to Bengaluru tried opening the flap of the emergency exit in an inebriated state.
Several airlines, including IndiGo, Vistara, GoAir, Air India and SpiceJet are amongst those who have been asked to depose before the Department Related Standing Committee for Transport, Tourism and Culture.
The Swedish national was handed over to Mumbai Police by the airline staff at Mumbai Airport on Thursday.
The Airlines informed that all the necessary security protocols were followed and the aircraft was cleared for takeoff.
The aircraft made the emergency landing around 10:30 am and a medical team took her to the hospital, officials said.
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.
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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".
According to a report published by aviation analytics firm OAG, IndiGo is ranked 15th while Coimbatore airport is at the 13th position in On-Time Performance (OTP) in 2022.
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Earlier, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) allowed Indian airlines to take wide-body planes on wet lease for up to one year as it pursues efforts to make the country a key international hub for air traffic.
Delhi airport chaos: Since the past few days, passengers travelling from the Delhi airport have been taking to social media to post pictures and videos of the long queues at the Delhi airport. It is after this that airlines like Indigo have come up with a travel advisory.
The Indian government has launched a new service of DigiYatra, where passengers travelling from Air India, IndiGo and Vistara could quickly check in at the airport with only face recognition is now operational in three major airports of the country- Varanasi, Delhi and Bengaluru.
IndiGo operates more than 1,600 daily flights and currently flies to 100 destinations, including 26 international ones.
IndiGo Q2 results: IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said that the September quarter was the second consecutive quarter wherein it operated at higher than pre-COVID capacity.
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.
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