Man tries to open door mid-air on Delhi-Ranchi flight, injures crew in scuffle

The 32-year-old man, identified as Aftab Ahmed, was arrested after the plane landed safely in Ranchi. A few members of the crew and passengers were injured when they tried to stop Ahmed from opening the door.

A man tried to force open the emergency door of a flight before it could land at Ranchi airport on Monday night. He had boarded the AirAsia flight from Delhi.

Aftab Ahmed, a resident of Ranchi, was overpowered and handed over to the police at Ranchi after the flight landed safely. (HT FILE)

The 32-year-old passenger identified as Aftab Ahmed also injured a few fellow passengers and members of the flight crew when they tried to stop him.

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Ahmed, a resident of Ranchi, was overpowered and handed over to the police at Ranchi after the flight landed safely.

The Air Asia flight (I5-546) had taken off from Delhi and was headed towards Kolkata via Ranchi. At around 9.50pm, Ahmed who was seated on 24-A suddenly tried to force open one of the emergency doors (R2) of the flight.

There have been several cases of unruly passengers in the recent past. In April, a passenger had to be tied down to his seat while travelling to Delhi from Dubai as he turned violent soon after the plane took off from Dubai.