In a major security breach, an unruly passenger on board a Chandigarh-bound IndiGo flight opened the emergency exit door and inflated the emergency chute slide, resulting in minor bruises to a co-passenger and the delay in the departure of the flight from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) by two hours on Friday.
Soon after the incident, the errant passenger was off-loaded from the plane and handed over the security staff and the Central Industrial Security Force at the Mumbai airport.
The incident, details of which were confirmed both by the IndiGo management and Mumbai International Airport ltd (MIAl) took place shortly before the IndiGo aircraft — flight 6E 4134 — was to scheduled to leave Mumbai at 11.40 am for Chandigarh.
“Just after the boarding got completed, a passenger seated on seat number 12C suddenly opened the emergency exit door and inflated the slide. In this process, a co-passenger seated on 12A received bruises. At that time, the aircraft was fortunately in a stationary position,” an IndiGo spokesperson said.
Having observed the mischief by the errant passengers, the IndiGo staff on board immediately and alerted the Captain-in-Command.
Taking a precautionary measure, the Captain immediately informed the ground staff of the situation on board and instructed the team to arrange for medical assistance and other necessary action.