A passenger was on a flight from Varanasi to Mumbai was detained on Monday for allegedly making an attempt to open the plane’s emergency exit doorways earlier than takeoff.
Based on a report by information company PTI, the incident happened on board Akasa Air’s flight QP 1497, which was slated to depart from Varanasi for India’s monetary capital at 6.45 pm.
Because the plane was taxiing, the accused—a flyer named Sujit Singh from the Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh—tried to open the emergency exit doorways.
The cabin crew, nonetheless, caught Singh within the act and promptly alerted the pilot, who brough the plane again to apron after instructions from the Air Visitors Management (ATC).
Safety personnel subsequently evacuated all passengers safely, and took Singh into custody.
Chatting with PTI, Phoolpur Station Home Officer (SHO) Praveen Kumar Singh stated the passenger instructed investigators that the accused tried to open the emergency exit doorways “out of curiosity.”
Singh has been booked and is in custody for questioning.
After the chaos settled, the rescheduled flight took off for Mumbai at round 7.45 pm following safety clearance.
