IndiGo Passenger Booked for Tampering with Emergency Exit Mechanism on Pune-Bound Flight

Mid-air flight scare: Passenger tries to tamper with emergency exit, booked

Passenger allegedly tried to remove cover of emergency exit.

IndiGo passenger tampers with emergency exit mechanism on Pune flight, booked

An IndiGo passenger allegedly tampered with an emergency exit cover on a Delhi-Pune flight. The action triggered an alarm and led police to book him over safety concerns.

Passenger booked for tampering with emergency exit on flight

On November 2, Monday, 33-year-old Gaurav Satyendra Routela was on board an IndiGo flight where he allegedly tampered with the emergency exit door lever cover shortly after takeoff

IndiGo passenger tries to open emergency exit lever cover on Delhi-Pune flight

He was on IndiGo flight 6E6884 and was seated in seat 19D, next to the emergency exit

Passenger booked for trying to open emergency exit door on Delhi-Pune flight

A complaint was lodged against a passenger for trying to open the emergency exit door during a flight. The incident occurred shortly after the flight from Delhi landed in Pune. Only authorized crew members are allowed to operate the emergency exit doors for safety reasons. Omkar Vinod Kulkarni, an employee of a private airline, reported the incident. The police have registered a case under relevant laws regarding the passenger's actions.

IndiGo passenger booked for tampering with emergency exit mechanism on Pune-bound flight

The flight landed safely in Pune. The passenger faces a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Aircraft Act.