IndiGo Passenger Opens Emergency Chute At Mumbai Airport, 1 Injured

Mumbai | Friday | 10th February, 2017

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Highlights Passenger opened the emergency door of the plane just before take-off IndiGo flight was headed to Chandigarh from Mumbai A police complaint has been filed against the passengerA passenger of an IndiGo flight has been arrested for opening an emergency door of the plane just before take-off at the Mumbai airport, which set off a security scare. His co-passenger was hurt.The flight, with close to 200 passengers on board, was held up for nearly two hours.The passenger was handed over to the security staff and the Central Industrial Security Force, which looks after airport security. The person sitting next to him was injured.An FIR or police complaint was filed against the passenger, who has been accused of a "major security breach" on the Mumbai-Chandigarh flight.The plane was taxiing on the runway around 11 am when the passenger on the seat 12-C reportedly forced open the emergency door, rolling out the inflated chutes meant for quick evacuations..