Another mid-flight saga! 2 drunk passengers on the Dubai-Mumbai IndiGo flight cause a commotion and abuses the crew and fellow passengers

Digital Desk: In another mid-air brawl, two passengers on an IndiGo flight from Dubai to Mumbai allegedly caused a commotion and hurled insults at co-passengers, staff, and crew members, according to police. The passengers, Dattatreya Bapardekar and John George D'Souza, were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident. The two were arrested after the flight landed in Mumbai on Wednesday, but a court later granted them bail.

The drunk passengers, residents of Nalasopara in Palghar and Kolhapur, were returning after working for a year in the Gulf and began celebrating by consuming liquor they had brought from a duty-free shop, according to a Sahar police station official, PTI reported. The two men abused co-flyers when they objected to the ruckus, and also the crew when they intervened and took away their bottles.

After the airline filed a complaint, a FIR was filed against the two men. The passengers were charged with violating Section 336 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 21,22, and 25 of the Aircraft Rules.

"Two Indigo passengers were charged with being drunk and misbehaving with the crew under Section 336 of the IPC and Sections 21, 22, and 25 of the Aircraft Rules. Both were formally arrested, but because the sections were bailable, they were granted bail at the police station. More investigation is being conducted "Mumbai Police DCP Dixit Gedam told ANI.

While walking down the aisle, one of the passengers was drinking.

According to the airline, the two passengers were found to be intoxicated and continued to consume alcohol onboard despite "multiple warnings."

"Two passengers on board flight 6E 1088 from Dubai to Mumbai were observed to be inebriated and continued to consume alcohol despite multiple warnings from the crew. They abused the crew and fellow passengers verbally "According to the statement.

"They were turned over to the CISF security staff for misbehaving, as per protocol. A police report has been filed at the nearby station "It complements.

7th incident of unruly behaviour by flyers

According to officials, this is the seventh incident this year in which a case has been filed for unruly behaviour by flyers. A man on a London-Mumbai flight earlier this month was arrested for smoking in the restroom and attempting to open the emergency exit.

Two men were arrested in January for allegedly drinking alcohol on an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Patna. However, the airline clarified that there was no altercation on board the plane. IndiGo had informed ATC that the two passengers were carrying liquor before landing at Patna airport. After landing, the airline also filed an official complaint with the relevant authority at Patna airport.

In December 2022, a video of a few people fighting on a flight from Bangkok to Kolkata went viral. The brawl broke out on a Thai Smile Airways flight. A man is repeatedly slapped by a few co-passengers in the video of the mid-air brawl, which was widely shared on social media.

A passenger and an air hostess on an IndiGo flight from Istanbul to Delhi got into a heated exchange in December of last year. The two were arguing about the meal options on the flight.