London-bound Air India flight returns to Delhi after unruly passenger hurts 2 crew members

The man picked up a fight with the crew mid-air; the carrier deboarded him in the capital and also lodged an FIR.

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New Delhi: An Air India flight from Delhi to London has returned to the capital because of the shenanigans of an unruly male passenger on board.

According to an airline official, the passenger picked up a fight with the flight crew members mid-air AI 111 which had 225 passengers.

Air India lodged a complaint with the Delhi Airport Police about the incident. The passenger was deboarded and was taken to the airport’s police station.

India’s national carrier later released an official statement on the incident, saying the flight had to be brought back soon after departure due to “serious unruly behavior” of the passenger. “Not heeding to verbal and written warnings, the passenger continued with unruly behaviour including causing physical harm to two of the cabin crew members. The passenger was handed over to the security personnel upon landing. An FIR has also been lodged with the police,” the statement said.