The Delhi Police on Monday detained a 25-year-old man deboarded by Air India for allegedly physically harming two cabin crew members onboard Delhi-London flight, which returned to national capital shortly after departure.
How the incident unfolded?
A Delhi-London Air India flight was returned to Delhi today after an unruly passenger fought with the crew members mid-air.
The Air India flight took off from Delhi at 6.35 am and the brawl took place after some time, forcing the plane to make a turn and come back to Delhi again. The airline then lodged a complaint with the Delhi Airport Police following the incident and handed over the unruly passenger to the police officials.
Airline issues statement following the incident
"Air India flight AI 111 scheduled to operate Delhi-London today returned to Delhi shortly after departure due to the serious unruly behaviour of a passenger on board. Not heeding to verbal and written warnings, the passenger continued with unruly behaviour including causing physical harm to two of the cabin crew members. The passenger was handed over to the security personnel upon landing. An FIR has also been lodged with the police," Air India said.