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Passenger from Lucknow misbehaves with air hostess, arrested
The incident took place on Friday onboard an IndiGo aircraft, which was on its way from Srinagar to the Uttar Pradesh capital.
A resident of Uttar Pradesh, who was travelling on an IndiGo airlines flight, was arrested – and later given bail – after he allegedly misbehaved with an air hostess.
According to Hindustan Times' sister publication Livehindustan, the incident took place on Friday onboard flight 6E6075, which flies between Srinagar and Lucknow with a stopover at Amritsar from both sides. After the plane took off from Srinagar, the passenger got into an argument with the air hostess and misbehaved with her.
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The woman then apprised the flight captain, who, in turn, informed the Air Traffic Control (ATC) of the Amritsar airport. Before the aircraft's arrival, security personnel were deployed near the runway, and as soon as the flight touched down, the accused was deplaned and handed over to police.
According to Livehindustan, the passenger belongs to Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
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Meanwhile, publications such as Dainik Bhaskar and Punjab Kesari have reported that the incident took place when the plane was on its way from Lucknow to Srinagar and the passenger, identified as Mohammed Danish, is from Kanpur in the country's most populous state.
