Another unruly flyer was handed to London police in Sept: Air India
2 years ago

Another unruly flyer was handed to London police in Sept: Air India

Hindustan Times  

An unruly passenger on a Mumbai-London flight in September was handed over to the Metropolitan Police and the incident necessitated the use of a restraining device, Air India said on Saturday. However, an Air India spokesperson said, “Upon landing, the alleged offender was escorted out of the flight by the Metropolitan Police. The Air India cabin crew gave statements to the Metropolitan Police and the incident was subsequently reported to the DGCA on September 19, 2022.” Air India said the crew assisted the passenger. In a written complaint to the airline, the victim passenger’s mother said, “My son who is 20 and daughter 8 years faced trouble with a drunk passenger who was served and served more alcohol by the TATA Air India staff who was sitting just beside them harassed my son and daughter and tried to touch her inappropriately.

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Air India transfers crew out of London hotel after assault
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Air India transfers crew out of London hotel after assault

The Hindu  

Air India on Sunday said it would relocate its crew from London’s Radisson Red hotel following an assault on one of its cabin crew last week. The announcement followed concerns over cabin crew on their London layover continuing to be assigned the same hotel after the incident on Thursday night, as well as the management’s alleged failure to heed complaints …

Air India staff assaulted in London’s Radisson Red Hotel room: ‘Dragged, attacked with clothes hanger’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Air India staff assaulted in London’s Radisson Red Hotel room: ‘Dragged, attacked with clothes hanger’

Live Mint  

An Air India cabin crew member was reportedly assaulted by an intruder earlier this week at the Radisson Red Hotel in London. The intruder charged at the crew member on Thursday night while other staff members of several Air India flights were staying in the same hotel located near London's Heathrow Airport. Air India issued a statement after the attack …

Air India cabin crew member assaulted at London hotel, airline reacts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Air India cabin crew member assaulted at London hotel, airline reacts

India TV News  

An Air India cabin crew member was assaulted by an intruder at a London hotel earlier this week, stated media reports. One of the sources said the cabin crew was allegedly sexually assaulted at the hotel while two other sources claimed it was a physical assault. Reacting to the incident, former Union Minister Manish Tewari slammed the airline, saying the …

Man apprehended for unruly behaviour on flight
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Man apprehended for unruly behaviour on flight

The Hindu  

The Mangaluru City police have apprehended a resident of Kannur in Kerala for alleged unruly behaviour in the city-bound Air India Express flight, including an attempt to jump off the aircraft, on May 8. Mohammed was among the passengers travelling in the Air India Express flight from Dubai to Mangaluru on May 8. The police apprehended Mohammed soon after the …

London-bound flight's cabin crew spots passenger trying to end life. What happened next?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

London-bound flight's cabin crew spots passenger trying to end life. What happened next?

Hindustan Times  

A London-bound flight made an emergency landing at the Heathrow Airport on Friday after a passenger allegedly tried to commit suicide inside the airplane's bathroom, reported NDTV citing the Metro. A London-bound flight made an emergency landing at the Heathrow Airport on Friday after a passenger tried to commit suicide inside the airplane's bathroom. The flight's crew members and a …

IndiGo says 'passenger who hit pilot handed over to police, process began to put him on ‘no-fly list’'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

IndiGo says 'passenger who hit pilot handed over to police, process began to put him on ‘no-fly list’'

India TV News  

IndiGo on Monday released an official statement on X over a pilot assault on flight incident, saying the passenger - Sahil Katariya - who hit a pilot on a flight handed over to the enforcement agencies and a process began to put him on a ‘no-fly list’. Union Minister reacts to the incident Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said unruly …

Air India passenger booked for misbehaving, abusing crew on New York-Delhi flight
1 year, 3 months ago

Air India passenger booked for misbehaving, abusing crew on New York-Delhi flight

Hindustan Times  

Delhi police have registered a case against a man for allegedly creating a ruckus and abusing the flight crew on an Air India flight from New York to Delhi, officials said on Thursday. Air India Officials said that a case has been registered against a passenger who boarded an Air India flight for creating a ruckus on the flight and …

Air India says passenger assaulted crew onboard Toronto-Delhi flight on July 8
1 year, 5 months ago

Air India says passenger assaulted crew onboard Toronto-Delhi flight on July 8

The Hindu  

A male passenger assaulted crew and some other passengers, and damaged the lavatory door onboard an Air India flight from Toronto to the national capital on July 8, the airline said on Wednesday. "A passenger on flight AI188 of 08 July 2023 operating Toronto-Delhi displayed unacceptable aggression during flight. He smoked in the lavatory, damaged the lavatory door and assaulted …

Unruly passenger assaults Air India crew member onboard Goa-Delhi flight
1 year, 7 months ago

Unruly passenger assaults Air India crew member onboard Goa-Delhi flight

Live Mint  

A male passenger onboard an Air India flight from Goa on Monday physically assaulted a crew member and the unruly passenger was handed over to the security personnel after landing at the Delhi airport, according to the airline. In recent months, there have been multiple incidents of unruly passenger behaviour onboard aircraft and the latest incident happened onboard flight AI882 …

Air India passenger assaults crew member onboard Goa-Delhi flight
1 year, 7 months ago

Air India passenger assaults crew member onboard Goa-Delhi flight

Hindustan Times  

A male passenger onboard an Air India flight from Goa on Monday physically assaulted a crew member and the unruly passenger was handed over to the security personnel after landing at the Delhi airport, according to the airline. Earlier this month, Air India imposed a two-year flying ban on an individual who caused physical harm to two female cabin crew …

Man misbehaves, roughs up Air India crew on Goa to Delhi flight; handed over to security
1 year, 7 months ago

Man misbehaves, roughs up Air India crew on Goa to Delhi flight; handed over to security

Firstpost  

A male passenger on an Air India flight from Goa to Delhi physically attacked a crew member on Monday, resulting in the passenger being handed over to security personnel upon landing at Delhi airport. The airline’s spokesperson stated that the passenger not only verbally abused the crew members but also physically assaulted one of them during the flight. They strongly …

Man held for ‘disruptive’ behaviour on New York-Delhi flight
1 year, 8 months ago

Man held for ‘disruptive’ behaviour on New York-Delhi flight

The Hindu  

A passenger aboard an American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi was handed over to the local police on April 23 night over “disruptive” behaviour. While the airline complained to the local police and aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation about a passenger in a drunken state urinating over a co-traveller, the Delhi Police said statements from co-passengers …

Flying ban on unruly passengers should be at airline’s discretion: Air India CEO
1 year, 8 months ago

Flying ban on unruly passengers should be at airline’s discretion: Air India CEO

The Hindu  

Airlines in India should have the power to ban an unruly passenger unilaterally like in other countries instead of following a complicated process, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said. He also asked why the police had not yet taken action in last week’s incident, when a male passenger brutally punched a member of the cabin crew and grabbed another by …

London-bound Air India flight turns back to Delhi after passenger ‘hits cabin crew member’
1 year, 8 months ago

London-bound Air India flight turns back to Delhi after passenger ‘hits cabin crew member’

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A passenger reportedly caused “physical harm” to two cabin crew members on a London-bound Air India …

London-bound Air India flight returns to Delhi after passenger hits cabin crew
1 year, 9 months ago

London-bound Air India flight returns to Delhi after passenger hits cabin crew

Hindustan Times  

An unruly male passenger hit a female member of the Air India crew and pulled another by her hair on a London-bound flight, forcing it to return to Delhi around 15 minutes after take-off on Monday morning. In a statement, Air India said the passenger did not heed verbal and written warnings and continued with unruly behaviour, including physical harm …

'Unruly' Passenger Hits Cabin Crew Mid Air, Forces Air India Flight to Return to Delhi
1 year, 9 months ago

'Unruly' Passenger Hits Cabin Crew Mid Air, Forces Air India Flight to Return to Delhi

News 18  

A London-bound Air India flight from Delhi returned to Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday after an unruly passenger had a brawl with crew members mid-air. Air India Delhi-London flight turns around mid-air due to an ‘unruly’ passenger who caused ‘physical harm’ to two of the cabin crew members, the airline said in a statement. “Air India flight AI 111 …

Air India deboards unruly passenger from Delhi-London flight
1 year, 9 months ago

Air India deboards unruly passenger from Delhi-London flight

The Hindu  

A 25-year-old male passenger attempted to open one of the doors of an Air India flight from Delhi to London on April 10 and physically assaulted two women cabin crew members, including grabbing one by her hair and slapping the other on her face, which forced the pilot to turn back the aircraft 90 minutes after takeoff. The aircraft took …

Air India's London-bound flight returns to Delhi after passenger hits cabin crew
1 year, 9 months ago

Air India's London-bound flight returns to Delhi after passenger hits cabin crew

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi-London Air India flight on Monday returned to Delhi after an unruly passenger had a brawl with crew members mid-air. Read | ‘Captain went to…’: IAS officer slams Go First flight delay Air India's London-bound flight returns to Delhi after passenger hits cabin crew The Air India flight took an about-turn after an unruly passenger hit the cabin crew. …

Air India deboards unruly passenger from Delhi-London flight
1 year, 9 months ago

Air India deboards unruly passenger from Delhi-London flight

India TV News  

Air India on Monday deboarded a passenger from its Delhi-London flight as the passenger allegedly got engaged in a brawl with flight crew members in mid-air. Flight returned to Indira Gandhi International Airport The sources said flight AI 111, which had around 225 passengers, returned to the Indira Gandhi International Airport here as there was an unruly male passenger onboard. …

Mid-air havoc continues! Drunk passenger on Delhi-Bengaluru IndiGo flight tries to open emergency door; booked
1 year, 9 months ago

Mid-air havoc continues! Drunk passenger on Delhi-Bengaluru IndiGo flight tries to open emergency door; booked

India TV News  

Bengaluru: The incident of passengers causing havoc mid-air seems to be rising day by day. As the mid-air ruckus continues, another similar incident has come to the fore where a drunk flyer onboard an IndiGo flight tried to open the flap of an emergency door. As per the official statement from the airlines, a 40-year-old flyer onboard an IndiGo flight …

Air India passenger held for ‘unruly behaviour’ on flight
1 year, 9 months ago

Air India passenger held for ‘unruly behaviour’ on flight

The Hindu  

A passenger on board an Air India flight to Mumbai from London was handed over to security personnel for allegedly smoking in the lavatory and unruly behaviour, the airline said on March 12. The incident, which took place on March 10, has been reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Air India said in a statement. It may be …

London-Mumbai Air India flyer held for smoking in toilet, ‘unruly' behaviour
1 year, 9 months ago

London-Mumbai Air India flyer held for smoking in toilet, ‘unruly' behaviour

Hindustan Times  

The Sahar Police in Mumbai has registered a case against a 37-year-old man for allegedly smoking in the bathroom of a London-Mumbai Air India flight and misbehaving with co-passengers, news agency ANI reported. In its statement, Air India said the accused also behaved “in an unruly and aggressive manner”. Subsequently he behaved in an unruly and aggressive manner, despite repeated …

Woman flier assaults Vistara crew, runs half-naked on plane
1 year, 11 months ago

Woman flier assaults Vistara crew, runs half-naked on plane

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Mumbai Police has arrested an Italian woman passenger for allegedly creating a ruckus mid-air on a Vistara Airline flight soon after taking off from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai on January 30. The passenger identified as Paola Perruccio was arrested by Sahar police early Monday morning after the flight landed in Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. "Mumbai Police has …

Passenger offloaded from SpiceJet plane at Delhi airport for 'unruly behaviour' arrested
1 year, 11 months ago

Passenger offloaded from SpiceJet plane at Delhi airport for 'unruly behaviour' arrested

The Hindu  

Police have arrested a flyer accused of misbehaving with a female cabin crew member on a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Hyderabad, officials said on January 24. A PCR call was received at 4.39 pm about a passenger allegedly molesting a cabin crew member on SpiceJet Flight-8133 from Delhi to Hyderabad. Sources on Monday said an unruly male passenger was …

Delhi Police: Deboarded passenger arrested after misbehaving with SpiceJet crew
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi Police: Deboarded passenger arrested after misbehaving with SpiceJet crew

Live Mint  

The Delhi police have arrested the passenger on the Delhi-Hyderabad SpiceJet flight who misbehaved with a female crew member onboard the flight. “Absar Alam, the accused passenger on the Delhi-Hyderabad SpiceJet flight who misbehaved with a female crew member onboard the flight has been arrested after a complaint from SpiceJet security officer. Earlier on 23 January, a passenger on a …

Air India incident: Airline should’ve acted swiftly, says Tata chairman
2 years ago

Air India incident: Airline should’ve acted swiftly, says Tata chairman

Hindustan Times  

Air India’s response to the incident pertaining to a man urinating on a fellow passenger should have been much swifter, a statement by Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Sunday. Delhi police arrested Shankar Mishra, the passenger who urinated on a senior citizen on the New York-Delhi flight, from Bengaluru and produced him at a Patiala House court. A …

Man arrested after urinating on woman on board Air India flight
2 years ago

Man arrested after urinating on woman on board Air India flight

Al Jazeera  

Police have arrested a passenger following woman’s complaint that he urinated on her during a flight. Indian police have arrested an unruly airline passenger following a complaint by a woman on board an Air India flight from New York who said that he urinated on her. On Saturday, Air India issued written notices and grounded one pilot and four cabin …

Urination Row: Air India de-rosters pilot, 4 cabin crew members; admits lapses
2 years ago

Urination Row: Air India de-rosters pilot, 4 cabin crew members; admits lapses

Firstpost  

Air India has issued show cause notices to four of its cabin crew and one pilot and de-rostered them pending investigations Mumbai: Even as a Delhi court sent the accused in the Air India urination row to judicial custody, the CEO of the airline admitted that the incident could have been handled in a better manner. Air India has issued …

Air India CEO regrets urination incident; Airline to review alcohol service
2 years ago

Air India CEO regrets urination incident; Airline to review alcohol service

Hindustan Times  

Air India chief executive officer Campbell Wilson on Saturday expressed regret over the November 26 incident on board AI102 New York-Delhi flight, where a drunk male passenger urinated on a female passenger, and said four cabin crew and one pilot have been de-rostered pending investigation over the handling of the issue, and the airline is reviewing its policy on in-flight …

Air India pee row: Crew, pilot de-rostered; CEO apologises, reviews alcohol policy
2 years ago

Air India pee row: Crew, pilot de-rostered; CEO apologises, reviews alcohol policy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Tata Group-owned Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Saturday apologised for a flyer urinating on a fellow female passenger on a flight from New York in November, and said four cabin crew and a pilot have been de-rostered and the airline is reviewing policy of serving alcohol on flights. On Saturday, the CEO said upon receipt of the …

Air India urinating incident: Four cabin crew, pilot de-rostered; Airline reviews alcohol policy
2 years ago

Air India urinating incident: Four cabin crew, pilot de-rostered; Airline reviews alcohol policy

The Hindu  

Four days after Air India incident of a man urinating over a co-passenger on a New York-Delhi flight of November 26 came to light, the airline’s CEO Campbell Wilson said that four cabin crew and one pilot have been issued show cause notices and de-rostered pending investigations. The airline said that internal investigations into whether there were lapses by other …

How Delhi, Bengaluru cops arrested Shankar Mishra who ‘peed’ on Air India flyer
2 years ago

How Delhi, Bengaluru cops arrested Shankar Mishra who ‘peed’ on Air India flyer

Hindustan Times  

It wasn't an easy task for the Delhi and Bengaluru Police teams to arrest Shankar Mishra, a Mumbai resident, who allegedly urinated on a 70-year-old woman passenger on board an Air India flight from New York to Delhi on November 26 last year. Residence of Shankar Mishra, who is booked by Delhi Police for allegedly urinating on a senior citizen …

‘Peeing’ on flight: Delhi Police summons Air India staff on Saturday
2 years ago

‘Peeing’ on flight: Delhi Police summons Air India staff on Saturday

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police has summoned Air India staff in connection with the incident in which a passenger allegedly urinated on a co-passenger onboard a flight from New York to Delhi, sources said on Friday. The accused, Shankar Mishra, had urinated on his co-passenger, a senior citizen in her seventies, allegedly in an inebriated condition in the business class of the …

Air India CEO tells staff to report any improper behaviour on aircraft
2 years ago

Air India CEO tells staff to report any improper behaviour on aircraft

The Hindu  

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has told the airline staff to report any improper behaviour on aircraft to authorities at the earliest even if the matter appears to have been settled. "Most importantly is that, if an incident on our aircraft involves improper behaviour of such magnitude, we must report it to authorities at the earliest opportunity, even if we …

Air India slammed by regulator over handling of unruly passenger
2 years ago

Air India slammed by regulator over handling of unruly passenger

Al Jazeera  

DGCA says the airline did not comply with provisions related to handling of a passenger who urinated on a woman on board. Air India has faced criticism from the aviation regulator for its handling of an unruly passenger on a flight from New York in November, and also acknowledged that a second similar incident occurred last month on a flight …

Air India New York-Delhi flight 'urination' incident: DGCA issues show cause notices to airline officials, crew
2 years ago

Air India New York-Delhi flight 'urination' incident: DGCA issues show cause notices to airline officials, crew

Firstpost  

Mumbai: Holding that Air India’s conduct appeared to be “unprofessional”, aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday issued notices to the officials and crew of the New York-Delhi flight, asking why action should not be taken against them for “dereliction” of duty while handling the November 26 ‘urination’ incident. “DGCA has issued Show Cause notices to Accountable Manager of M/s Air India, …

Air India received show cause notice from DGCA for the incident of a man urinating on a woman in a flight
2 years ago

Air India received show cause notice from DGCA for the incident of a man urinating on a woman in a flight

Op India  

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Thursday issued Show Cause notices to Air India, crew members and pilots of the New York-Delhi flight in connection with the urination incident onboard on November 26 last year. In a statement, DGCA said, “A show cause notice has been issued to the Accountable Manager of Air India, the Director of in-flight Services …

Man who urinated on woman onboard Air India flight will be arrested soon, says Delhi Police
2 years ago

Man who urinated on woman onboard Air India flight will be arrested soon, says Delhi Police

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police on January 5 said that the man who allegedly urinated on an elderly woman co-passenger onboard an Air India flight was a resident of Mumbai and will be arrested at the earliest. On Wednesday, Delhi Police said that it has formed teams to nab the man who allegedly urinated on an elderly co-passenger onboard an Air India …

Air India puts 30-day ban on male passenger who urinated on an elderly woman inside business class of NYC-Delhi flight
2 years ago

Air India puts 30-day ban on male passenger who urinated on an elderly woman inside business class of NYC-Delhi flight

Op India  

Air India airlines on Wednesday banned for 30 days the man who allegedly peed at an elderly woman travelling in business class and exposed his private parts to her on a flight from New York to Delhi in November 2022. “Air India has taken a very serious note of the incident, where a passenger behaved in an unacceptable and undignified …

Mumbai-bound plane makes emergency landing in Kolkata after woman threatened to blow up flight
4 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai-bound plane makes emergency landing in Kolkata after woman threatened to blow up flight

India TV News  

A Kolkata-Mumbai AirAsia flight had to make an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport on Saturday after a woman passenger threatened to blow-up the aircraft. The Mumbai-bound flight had to turn mid-air after a woman passenger handed over a note to one of the crew members and asked it to deliver to the flight captain. Following this, the captain immediately …

Air India plane diverted to London airport after hoax bomb threat
5 years, 6 months ago

Air India plane diverted to London airport after hoax bomb threat

Al Jazeera  

Airline official says flight AI 191 from Mumbai to Newark made a precautionary landing after a hoax telephone call. An Air India passenger plane flying to the United States was escorted by British fighter jets to land in London on Thursday after what an official at the airline later said was a hoax bomb threat. An Air India official said …

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